BM 103141b (P607133)

Letter tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103141

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia]
 en: [To my superior/father,]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
 en: [speak:]
3. [um-ma _pn_-ma]
 en: [thus says PN.]
4. {d#}utu# u3# {d#}marduk# [sza-pi2-ri]
 en: May Shamash and Marduk [my superior/father]
5. li#-ba#-al-li-t,u2#
 en: keep in good health.
6. asz-szum a#-la#-kam ta#-asz-pu-ra-am#
 en: Because you wrote to me to come,
7. am-sza#-li# i-nu-u2-ma#
 en: yesterday, when
8. a-na gi#? x ka al li uh#?-hi#-ra-am-ma
 en: ...
9. is x x x as2-hu-ur#-ma#
 en: I turned back,
10. u2-ul# a#-mu#-ur#
 en: but I did not see.
11. asz-szum sza#-ha#-tim# sza# i-x x sza-ra#-ni-im
 en: Concerning the drainage of ...
12. sza x x x [...] e-mi-is
 en: ...
13. ur-ra#-am# 1(disz)# _gesz#_ x _apin#?_ ha-ar-ba-am
 en: Tomorrow, the deep plough
14. i-ma-ah-ha-as,
 en: he will use.
15. asz-szum i-ni-a-tim#
 en: Concerning the plough-team
reverse
  (OECT 16 line numbers: 16-26)
1. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 en: about which you wrote,
2. a-di ka-ni#-ik-ka#
 en: until your sealed document
3. szi-ni-szu la il#-li-kam
 en: comes a second time,
4. i-ni-a-tim a-na ma-am-ma#-an
 en: the plough-team to anyone
5. u2-ul a#-na#-ad-di-in
 en: I will not give.
6. _sze_ i-na qa2!-ti-ia a-na {lu2}_hun-ga2_
 en: Barley in my possession for hired workers
7. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu
 en: does not exist.
8. ur-ra-am u2-ul ta#-al-la-kam-ma
 en: If tomorrow you do not come,
9. wa!(BI)-sze-er i-sza-li#-ni
 en: the overseer will hold us responsible.
10. u2-ul up-ta-at-ta
 en: It will not be opened.
11. a#-na# x x x u2#-ul# ta#-la#-aq-qa2-at
 en: ... you will not glean.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P607133

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103141
Accession Number 1910-10-08, 0069

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 31788
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1910-1008-69
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103141.B

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 198

    [ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-09-08 at 16:36:40 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 103141b Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P607133.
BM 103141b artifact entry (No. P607133). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P607133
BM 103141b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P607133 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P607133},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BM 103141b Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P607133.
BM 103141b artifact entry (No. P607133). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P607133
BM 103141b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P607133 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {BM 103141b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P607133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P607133},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P607133
LB  - CDLI:P607133
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - BM 103141b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P607133
ER  -
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