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LIH 049 (P275122)

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 013936

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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-dingir
2. e2-ra-bi
3. u3 gaz-{d}suen
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma
6. _sze_-am a-na na-kam-tim sza _e2_ {d}utu sza larsa{ki}
7. _nig2-szu_ ig-mil-{d}suen
8. sza ta-at-ta-ad-na lu-u2 ta-at-ta-ad-na
9. isz-tu i-na-an-na
10. i-na _sze_-im sza i-na qa2-ti-ku-nu
11. i-ba-asz-szu-u2
12. _sze_-am a-na zi-mi _sza3-gal_ na-kam-tum sza _e2_ {d}utu
13. sza i-na-an-na iz-za-az-zu
14. up-pi2-sza-ma
15. id-na
reverse
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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)

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, 049

[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.
history: AbB 2, 47

[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 013936
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0036

Provenience

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-09-04 at 06:39:22	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-36) (W_1896-0402-36)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 049 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275122.

LIH 049 artifact entry (No. P275122). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).

@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/26/
TI  - LIH 049 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 049 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275122.

LIH 049 artifact entry (No. P275122). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).

@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275122
LB  - CDLI:P275122
M1  - 2026/3/26/
TI  - LIH 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275122
ER  -