BM 103142b (P607134)

Letter tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103142

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

-

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza-pi2#-ir# ma#?-[tim]
 en: To the superior of the land,
2. qi2-bi2#-ma#
 en: speak:
3. um-ma {d}iszkur-szar-rum-ma#
 en: thus says Adad-sharrum.
4. {d#}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu#-mi#-ia
 en: May Shamash and Marduk, for my sake,
5. [sza]-pi2#-ri# li#-ba#-al#-[li]-t,u2#
 en: keep [my] superior in good health.
  rest of obverse broken
reverse
  n lines broken
1'. a#-na _dumu_-er#-s,e#-tim#
 en: To Mar-ersetim
2'. u3 a-pi5#-il-sza
 en: and Apilsha
3'. szu-up-ra-am-ma
 en: write,
4'. 3(disz) s,u2-ha-re-e li-di-nam-ma
 en: and let them give me three servants,
5'. qa2-ti~bu-ri-ia
 en: so that Buriya's hands
6'. li-is,-ba-tu
 en: they may grasp; let them assist Buriya.

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/P607134

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103142
Accession Number 1910-10-08, 0070 a-b

External resources

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 125

    [ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-09-08 at 16:15:01 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 103142b Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P607134.
BM 103142b artifact entry (No. P607134). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P607134
BM 103142b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P607134 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 103142b Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P607134.
BM 103142b artifact entry (No. P607134). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P607134
BM 103142b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P607134 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P607134},
}

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DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P607134
M1  - 2026/11/3/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P607134
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