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LIH 033 (P275108)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 023130

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}]suen#-i-din-nam qi2-bi2-ma
2. um#-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
3. asz-szum sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
4. qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_ sza sze-gesz-i3 u3 _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu
5. u3 {d}suen-mu-usz-ta-al _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
6. qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_ sza [_sze]-gesz-i3_
7. u3 _7(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ la-bi-ir#-ti#-szu
8. a-na babila2{ki} t,a2-ra-[di]-im
9. _siki_ ma-ha-ri-im u3 _ugula nam-5(disz)-ta-x_
10. it-ti-szu-nu t,a2-ra-di-im
11. sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma
12. um-ma at-ta-ma
13. um-ma _ugula-mesz dam-gar3-mesz_-ma
14. i-na ki-ma i-na-an-na e-bu-ru-um
15. wa-ar-ki e-bu-ri-im
16. i ni-il-li-ik
reverse
1. ki-a-am iq-bu-kum-ma
2. ta-asz-pu-ra-am
3. i-na-an-na e-bu-ru-um it-ta-la-ak
4. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
5. ki-ma asz-pu-ra-ak-kum
6. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
7. qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_-szu u3 _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu
8. u3 {d}suen-mu-usz-ta#-al _ugula dam-gar3-<mesz_>
9. qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_-szu
10. u3 _7(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu
11. [a-na] babila2#{ki} t,u2-ur-dam
12. [u3] it-ti-szu-nu
13. [1(disz) s,u2-ha]-ar#-ka ta-ak-lum
14. [x x x (x)]-x-szu#-nu-ti-ma
15. [x (x) (x) a-na] babila2#{ki}
16. [x x x (x) (x)-szu]-nu-ti
17. [li]-il#-li#-kam-ma
left
1. [it-ti-ia] li-in-na-me-er

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: LIH, 033

[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.
history: AbB 2, 33

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 023130
Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0028

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.30.00.00, Hammurapi.43.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
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
2019-03-08 at 08:16:35	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2019-01-28 at 16:04:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2018-06-28 at 08:42:28	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-28 at 06:15:52	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-28 at 03:10:20	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“LIH 033 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275108.

LIH 033 artifact entry (No. P275108). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275108 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275108 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).

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	title = {LIH 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275108},
}

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