LIH 073 (P275146)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026250

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

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}]suen#-i-din#-[nam]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um#-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-[ma]
4. [asz]-szum {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
5. [a]-na ma-ah-ri-ia t,a2#-ra#-di-[im]
6. [asz-pu-ra-ak-kum]
7. [a-na] mi-nim la# [ta-at,-ru-da-asz-szu]
8. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
9. {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
10. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia#
11. t,u2-ur-[dam]
12. [la u2-la-ap-pa-tam]
reverse
1. mu#-[szi u3 ur-ri]
2. a-la-kam li-pu-sza-am#
3. ar-hi-isz
4. li-is-ni-qa2-am

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275146

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 026250
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0068

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-68

References

  • primary: LIH, 073

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

  • history: AbB 2, 57

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:19:46 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-04 at 08:23:19 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 073 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P275146.
LIH 073 artifact entry (No. P275146). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275146 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 073 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275146 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {LIH 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275146},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - LIH 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275146
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 073 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P275146.
LIH 073 artifact entry (No. P275146). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275146 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 073 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275146 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {LIH 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275146},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P275146
LB  - CDLI:P275146
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - LIH 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275146
ER  -
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