LIH 043 (P275118)

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 023159

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. asz-szum {disz}{d}suen-dingir _ensi2 nig2-szu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
4. sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ ta-asz-t,u2-ru-szu
5. a-na _ensi2_ a-na qa2-ti {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum
6. na-da-nim asz-pur-ak-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-ma
7. _dumu-mesz_-szu ta-ar-s,u2-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ asz-t,u2-ur-szu-nu-ti
8. ki-a-am ta-asz-pur-am
9. u3 {d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na ma-ah-ri-ia ta-at,-ru-dam
10. {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na# ma#-[ah-ri]-ia# u2-sze#-ri-bu-nim
11. wa-ar-ka-su2 ap-ru-us2#-[ma du-ur2-szu] _ensi2#_
12. u3 lu2-{d}nin-urta u3 _lu2_ [x x x x (x)]-du#-u2
13. a-sza-al-ma ki-ma _lu2#_ [x x x x (x) (x)]
14. a-na pa-ni-szu [x x x x (x) (x)]
reverse
1. u3 {d}suen-dingir i-na pi2-i ra-ma-ni-szu#
2. ki-ma du-ur2-szu _ensi2_
3. pa-ga-ar-szu u2-bi-ir
4. a-na mi-nim _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_
5. a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ tu-ma-al-li
6. a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza te-pu-szu u2-ul na-t,a2-a-at
7. la ta-ta-ar-ma _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_
8. sza du-ur2-szu-nu _ensi2-mesz_
9. a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ la# tu-ma-al-la
10. {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti
11. a-na _ensi2_-ma a-na qa2-ti ta-ri-ba-tum
12. at-ta-di-in
13. pu#-uh2 _dumu-mesz_-szu sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_
14. ta-asz-t,u2-ru
15. sza-nu-tim-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_
16. mu-ul-li

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, 043

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

  • history: AbB 2, 43

    [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 023159
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0057

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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 08:19:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 06:39:22 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 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275118.
LIH 043 artifact entry (No. P275118). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275118 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275118 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275118},
}

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