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LIH 038 (P275113)

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 023147

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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
2. qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2-ma
4. asz-szum# {disz}a-pil2#-{d}[mar]-tu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu
5. [_nig2]-szu_ e-tel#-pi2#-{d}marduk
6. sza# [_a-sza3_-szu] i-na is-qi2-im
7. a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik im-qu2-tu-ma
8. ki#-a-am iq-bu-kum um-ma szu-u2-ma
9. u2-lu i-ia-ti it-ti _a-sza3 gu2-un_-ia
10. [a]-na# {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik li-id-di-nu-ni-in-ni
11. [u2-lu _a]-sza3 gu2-un_-ia a-na e-tel-pi2#-{d}marduk
12. [li-te]-er-ru-x [x x (x)]
about 3 lines broken
reverse
about 3 lines broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. u2-ul i-[x x x x (x)]
3'. a-wi-lum-ma wa-ar-ki# [_a-sza3_-szu]
4'. i-il-la-ak#
5'. {disz}a-pil2-{d}marduk
6'. a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik i-di-in-ma
7'. _a-sza3 gu2-un_-szu# sza a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
8'. i-na is-qi2-im im-qu2-tu
9'. ki-ma ka-ia-an-tim-ma
10'. li-ri-isz
11'. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
12'. i-na _ensi2-mesz_ sza qa2-ti-szu
13'. _1(disz) ensi2_ pu-uh2 a-pil2-{d}mar-tu
14'. a-na# e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
15'. li#-id#-di-in

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: LIH, 038

[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
history: AbB 2, 38

[Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 023147
Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0045

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2019-03-08 at 08:17:56	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2019-02-17 at 13:08:46	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2018-08-06 at 07:41:24	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23147)
The British Museum Collection (W_1897-0513-45)

Notes

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“LIH 038 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113.

LIH 038 artifact entry (No. P275113). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P275113
LB  - CDLI:P275113
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - LIH 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113
ER  -

“LIH 038 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113.

LIH 038 artifact entry (No. P275113). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P275113
LB  - CDLI:P275113
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - LIH 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275113
ER  -

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