LIH 043 (P275118)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023159

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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 {disz}{d}suen-dingir _ensi2 nig2-szu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
4. sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ ta-asz-t,u2-ru-szu
5. a-na _ensi2_ a-na qa2-ti {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum
6. na-da-nim asz-pur-ak-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-ma
7. _dumu-mesz_-szu ta-ar-s,u2-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ asz-t,u2-ur-szu-nu-ti
8. ki-a-am ta-asz-pur-am
9. u3 {d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na ma-ah-ri-ia ta-at,-ru-dam
10. {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na# ma#-[ah-ri]-ia# u2-sze#-ri-bu-nim
11. wa-ar-ka-su2 ap-ru-us2#-[ma du-ur2-szu] _ensi2#_
12. u3 lu2-{d}nin-urta u3 _lu2_ [x x x x (x)]-du#-u2
13. a-sza-al-ma ki-ma _lu2#_ [x x x x (x) (x)]
14. a-na pa-ni-szu [x x x x (x) (x)]
reverse
1. u3 {d}suen-dingir i-na pi2-i ra-ma-ni-szu#
2. ki-ma du-ur2-szu _ensi2_
3. pa-ga-ar-szu u2-bi-ir
4. a-na mi-nim _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_
5. a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ tu-ma-al-li
6. a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza te-pu-szu u2-ul na-t,a2-a-at
7. la ta-ta-ar-ma _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_
8. sza du-ur2-szu-nu _ensi2-mesz_
9. a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ la# tu-ma-al-la
10. {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti
11. a-na _ensi2_-ma a-na qa2-ti ta-ri-ba-tum
12. at-ta-di-in
13. pu#-uh2 _dumu-mesz_-szu sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_
14. ta-asz-t,u2-ru
15. sza-nu-tim-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_
16. mu-ul-li

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P275118

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023159
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0057

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23159
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-57

References

  • primary: LIH, 043

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

  • history: AbB 2, 43

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:19:00 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-09-04 at 06:39:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275118.
LIH 043 artifact entry (No. P275118). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275118 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275118 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275118},
}


TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LIH 043 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275118.
LIH 043 artifact entry (No. P275118). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275118 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275118 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275118},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275118
LB  - CDLI:P275118
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LIH 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275118
ER  -
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