LIH 048 (P275121)

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 092652

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# {mi2}a-ha-tim
2. asz-sza-at _{d}suen_-i-din-nam _gal mar-tu_
3. um-ma tap-pi2-we-di u3 _dumu-{d}utu_
4. wa-ar-du-ki-ma
5. _gal mar-tu_ a-na s,e-ri-ki
6. isz-pu-ra-an-ne2-ti e-le-nu-um
7. _e2-gal_-la-tim na-ak-rum
8. il-qi2-ne2-ti i-na _e2-gal_
9. ka-ak-mi-im{ki}
10. ni-ib-be2-el
reverse
1. a-na a-bi-ni s,i2-ir-mi-ma
2. a-bu-ni li-ip-t,u2-ru-ne2-ti
3. tup-pa-tim a-na a-bi-ni
4. nu-usz-ta-bi-lam
5. li-ib _dam-gar3_ sza-tu
6. li-t,i3-bu-ma a-na ma-ri-szu
7. li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
8. ma-ru li-ip-t,u2-ra-ne2-ti
9. pa-ni-ki i-na a-ma-ri-<im>
10. s,a#-la-am-ki i-na a-hi-ni
11. i ni-iq-qu2-ur

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, 048

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

  • history: AbB 2, 46

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

  • history: VAB 6, 134

    [Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

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  • Museum No.: BM 092652
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1018

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2019-01-29 at 04:15:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 06:39:22 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 048 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275121.
LIH 048 artifact entry (No. P275121). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275121 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275121 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275121},
}

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