LIH 072 (P275145)

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 026234

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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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-[i-din]-nam#
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-ma
4. _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ a-na szi-ki-ir ma-ag-ga-ri
5. a-na qa2-at _tibira-mesz_
6. i-na bad3-tibira{ki}
7. u3 e-ma i-ba-asz-szu-u2
8. li-mu-ru-ni-ik-kum-ma
9. _2(szar2) gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ szi-hu-tim
10. isz-tu _1/3(disz) sila3 1/2(disz) sila3_ a-di _1(disz) sila3 gesz_
11. u3 isz-tu _2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) kusz3_ a-di _4(disz) kusz3 gid2-da_
12. li-ik-ki-su-ni-ik-kum#-ma
13. 5(disz) szu-szi-_ta gesz-ab-ba [hi-a]_
14. i-na _ma2-i3-dub_ i-ta-ad-di#-[nu-ma]
reverse
1. i-na _sa-TUL2_ [x x (x) (x)]
2. a-na babila2#[{ki}]
3. li-ib-lu-nim
4. i-na _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_
5. sza i-na-ak-ki-su
6. _gesz_ sza i-na _{gesz}tir_-szu mi-tu
7. la i-na-ak-ki-su
8. _gesz_ wa-ar-qa2-am-ma li-ik-ki-su
9. ar-hi-isz _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ szu-nu-ti
10. li-ib-lu-nim-ma
11. _tibira#-mesz_ la i-re-eq-qu2

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, 072

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

  • history: AbB 2, 56

    [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 026234
  • Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0052

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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 08:19:36 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 07:36:10 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 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275145.
LIH 072 artifact entry (No. P275145). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275145 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275145 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275145},
}

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