LIH 029 (P275104)

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 023122

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}su-un-gu-gu-um sza {d}nin-gir2-su gir2-su{ki}
5. {disz}isz-me-{d}suen u3 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur# _sipa ud5# hi-[a_ x]-la{ki}
6. {disz}a-da-lal3-lum _sipa ud5 hi-a_ [x x x?] x
7. 4(disz) _sipa-mesz i7_ [...]
8. {disz}i-s,i2-na-bu-u2# _dumu_ su-mu-[...]
9. {disz}ma-ta-tum u3 {d}en-lil2-ni-[szu ...]
10. 3(disz) _i7_ [...]
11. {disz}e-ri-ba-am _iri_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur# [...]
12. u3 HI-x-ir-rum# sza {d}[...]
13. 1(u) _sipa-mesz u2-tul2_ a-pil2-{d}[x x?]
14. {disz}re-s,u2-ia u3 a-bu-um-wa-qar# [x x x?]
15. {disz}a-pil2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar u3 _dumu-mesz_ [x x?]
16. {disz}nu-ra-tum {disz}la-lum _iri_ ia-ku-du-um u3 x [...]
17. {disz}a-mur-da-an-nu-su2 {disz}i3-li2-ha-zi-ri u3 la-lum#
18. _i7_ pirig-gin7-du#
19. {disz}ge6-{d}utu sza# {d}nansze nigin6{ki#}
20. [{disz}]{d}suen#-engar# _dumu_ i3-li2-am-ta-ha-ar
21. [{disz}{d}]suen-a-hu-um u3 i3-li2-ma-an sza x x [x?]
22. 1(u) 4(disz) _u2-tul2_ an-pi4-{d}utu u3 [...]
23. [{disz}]mu#-ha-ad-du-um _iri_ gu-ub-x [...]
24. [{disz}i]-din#-{d}mar#-tu _iri_ x [...]
reverse
1. [{disz}x-x-(x)]-uru4 u3 e2-ra-bi [...]
2. [{disz}]nam#-rum _iri_ du6-{d}isz-ha-ra {disz}x [...]
3. {disz}ap-lum _iri_ in-bu-kum{ki} {disz}nu#-x-x _iri_ a-ha-nu-ta{ki}
4. {disz}ma-ni-um _iri_ tul2-{d}en-lil2{ki}
5. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}utu _dumu_ im-ta-ga-ar-{d}utu sza {d}utu larsa#[{ki}]
6. {disz}{d}utu-ki-nam-i-di larsa{ki} sza {d}utu [...]
7. {disz}i-din-ia-tum _iri_ ur-sa6-ga sza {d}x [...]
8. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-tul2_ ARAD2-{d}utu u3 nam-ti-la-ni#-[du10]
9. {disz}a-pil2-{d}mar-tu _iri_ i3-li2-i-din-nam{ki} {disz}nu-ur2-li-wi#-[ir]
10. {disz}ia-la#-rum {disz}a-pil2-ku-bi
11. [_i7_] pirig#-gin7-du
12. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-am x [...] {disz}nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur#
13. {disz}{d}suen-uru4 x x x {disz}{d}suen-at#-[pa-lam {d}]suen#-isz#-me#-[a-ni]
14. _i7_ pirig-gin7-du x [...]
15. {disz}ak-ba-hu-um _i7_ idigna u3 ap-lum gir2#-su#[{ki}]
16. 1(u) 1(disz) _u2-tul2_ ARAD2-{d}na-bi-um u3 i3-li2-ub-lam
17. _sipa-mesz_ an-nu-u2-tim
18. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia t,u2-ur-dam-ma
19. _nig2-ka9#_-szu-nu li-pu-szu
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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, 029

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

  • history: AbB 2, 29

    [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 023122
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0020

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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
2022-06-11 at 09:15:53 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-11-10 at 07:50:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:15:50 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 16:03:00 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-06-28 at 08:11:44 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-28 at 01:47:03 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 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275104.
LIH 029 artifact entry (No. P275104). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275104 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275104 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275104},
}

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