LIH 104 (P275177)

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 086287 + BM 086294

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 ...]
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma sa]-am#-su#-i-lu-na-ma
4. _erin2 ug3-IL2 nig2-szu_ {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2#
5. a-na _bad3_ sza zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu
6. ku-usz-szu-ri-im
7. a-na zimbir{ki} i-il-la-ku-nim
8. _elam-ma_ zimbir{ki}
9. a-na _erin2 ug3-IL2_ szu-a-ti na-s,a-ri-im
10. u2-ki-in#
11. x (x) x x [x (x) i]-na# zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu
12. _erin2_ x [x x x (x)] x [(x) (x)]
13. li-[...]
reverse
1. [... szu]-a-ti
2. [...] x zimbir{ki}
3. [... li-sza]-al#-li-mu
4. [_bad3_ (x) (x) (x)] u2-ka-asz-sza-ru
5. [x x (x)]-x-nu _erin2 ug3-IL2_ szu-a-ti#
6. [li]-is,#-s,u2-ru
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LIH, 104

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

  • history: AbB 2, 77

    [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 086287 + BM 086294
  • Accession No.: 1899-06-10, 0017 + 1899-06-10, 0024

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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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-09-05 at 02:09:35 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 104 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275177.
LIH 104 artifact entry (No. P275177). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275177 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275177 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275177},
}


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