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LIH 027 (P275102)

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 015862

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. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
5. _erin2 {gi}dusu_-ka u3 _erin2 {gi}dusu_ sza-pi2-ir ma-[tim]
6. sza li-ti-ka sza it-ti _erin2 {gi}dusu giri3-se3-ga_
7. szi-ip-ra-am i-te-ne-ep-<pu>-szu s,i-im-dam
8. pa-ni _erin2 {gi}dusu_ szu-a-ti
9. 1(disz) _dumu-e2-dub-ba_-ka li-is,-ba-tam
10. _zi3-kaskal iti 1(disz)-kam#_ ri-gi-im-tam
11. u3 _nam-1(u)-e 1(disz) ma2-1(u)-gur_ li-il-qi2-a-am-ma
12. i-na _iti sig4-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
13. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ma#-ah-ri#-ia# u2#-ul# [...]
2'. i-na _erin2 {gi}dusu_ szu-a-ti 1(disz) _lu2_ x x
3'. _szu-gi4 u3 tur_
4'. la in-nam-mar
5'. et,-lam da-an-nam-ma t,u2-ur-dam
6'. u3 <a-na> ha-di-a-nim
7'. sza asz-pur-ak-kum
8'. _u4 1(disz)-kam_ la u2-la-ap-pa-tu-nim
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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, 027

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

  • history: AbB 2, 27

    [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 015862
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0082

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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 13:32:21 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 08:15:26 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-28 at 01:10:32 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 027 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275102.
LIH 027 artifact entry (No. P275102). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275102 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275102 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275102},
}

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