LIH 056 (P275129)

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 092626

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}marduk-mu-sza-lim
2. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
3. u3 a-wi-il#-{d}suen
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma am-mi-di-ta-na-ma
6. _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na sza3-ga{ki} wa-asz-bu
7. ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma
8. _5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur_
9. a-na _szuku erin2_ bi-ir-ti sza3-ga{ki} u3 a-hi-a-tim
10. sza _iti gan-gan-e3_
11. ih-ha-asz-sze-eh
12. ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim
13. a-na _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na sza3-ga{ki} wa-asz-bu
14. asz-szum i-nu-ma ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-szu-nu-szi#-im#
15. _lu2-mesz_ ba-ab-bi-li a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu# [sza-pa-ri-im]
16. it-ta-asz-pa-[ar]
17. szu-up-ra _lu2-mesz_ ba-[ab-bi-li]
18. a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu li#-[isz-pu-ru-nim]-ma
reverse
1. i-na _sze_-im sza qa2#-[ti-ku-nu]
2. _5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 [sze gur]_
3. a-na _szuku erin2_ bi-ir-ti sza3-ga{ki} [u3 a-hi-a-tim]
4. sza _iti gan-gan-e3_ szu-um-hi-ra-szu#-[nu-ti]
5. _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-mesz_ sza ma-ah-ri-ku#-[nu]
6. wa-ar-ka-tam li-ip-ru-su#-[ma]
7. i-na {uzu}te-re-e-tim sza-al-ma-a-tim#
8. _sze_-am szu-a-ti
9. a-na sza3-ga{ki} szu-bi-la

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, 056

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

  • history: AbB 2, 54

    [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 092626
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0340

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2018-09-04 at 07:36:10 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 056 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275129.
LIH 056 artifact entry (No. P275129). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275129 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275129 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LIH 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275129},
}

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