LIH 026 (P275101)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015348

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _szusz3_
5. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma
6. _giri17-dab5-mesz_ sza qa2-ti-ia
7. sza i-na ka-ni-ik be-li2-ia
8. ka-an-ku-nim
9. {disz}i-nu-uh2-sa-mar
10. a-na _aga#-us2-mesz_ u3 il-ki-im a-hi-i-im
11. um-ta-al-li-szu-nu-ti
12. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am
13. a-na mi-nim _giri17-dab5-mesz_
14. sza i-na ka-ni-ki-ia
15. ka-an-ku
reverse
1. a-na _aga-us2#-mesz_ u3 il-ki-im a-hi-i-im
2. tu-ma-al-li
3. _giri17-dab5-mesz nig2-szu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
4. sza pi2-i ka-ni-ki-ia
5. sza te-el-qu2-u2
6. te-er-szum
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LIH, 026

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

  • history: AbB 2, 26

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 015348
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0074

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:15:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-28 at 01:02:57 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LIH 026 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275101.
LIH 026 artifact entry (No. P275101). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275101 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275101 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275101},
}


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