LIH 042 (P275117)

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 023154

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 {d}suen-i-din-nam# [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2-ma]
3. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri#-[im]
4. {disz}a-bi-ia-tum _dumu_ i3-li2-gim-la-an-ni
5. _lu2_ ka-si-pa-nu{ki} _sza3_ we-du-tim
6. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
7. _lu2_ gu-ub-rum{ki} _gu2 i7 edin-na_
8. _sza3 dumu-mesz giri3-se3-ga_
9. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
10. _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta{ki} _sza3_ larsa{ki}
11. [3(disz) _sza3] ugula_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2
12. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu
13. _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta _sza3_ larsa{ki}
14. _sza3 dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
15. {disz}e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}suen-i-tu-ra-am
16. _lu2_ za-gi-nu-um{ki}
17. _sza3 ugula_ na-bi-{d}suen
reverse
1. {disz}i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu
2. _lu2_ {iri}giri3-ni-i3-sa6{ki}
3. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ hi-su-um
4. _lu2_ {d}en-lil2-gar-ra{ki}
5. {disz}i3-li2-ba-ni-i _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ma-hi-ir-szu
6. _lu2_ larsa{ki}
7. 3(disz) _sza3 ugula_ be-la-kum
8. 4(disz) _sza3 dumu-mesz ensi2_
9. 8(disz) _erin2_ sza li-ti-ka
10. sza a-na ma-az-za-asz2-ti-szu-nu
11. la il-li-ku-nim
12. szu-pur a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti
13. li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum
14. ma-as,-s,a-ri szu-uk-na-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
15. a-na babila2{ki}
16. szu-[ri-a-asz]-szu#-nu#-ti#

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, 042

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

  • history: AbB 2, 42

    [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 023154
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0052

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 08:18:48 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-08-06 at 07:41:24 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 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275117.
LIH 042 artifact entry (No. P275117). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275117 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275117 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 042 artifact entry},
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}

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