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LIH 004 (P275079)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 012817

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 57.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-di2-nam qi2-bi2#-[ma]
2. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
3. asz-szum sza ta#-[asz]-bur#-am um-ma at-ta-ma
4. _erin2_ [...]-tim# u3 _erin2_ e-pi2-isz-tum
5. a-na szi-[ip-ri-im] sza _kun-hi-a i7_
6. sza# isz#-[tu sza]-ap#-la-nu-um ka-i7-didli{ki}
7. sza# i#-[na i7 i]-ba#-asz-szu-u2 is,-s,a-ab-tu i#-na# me#-e ru-us-su2#-[u2?]
8. [a-na] i-[ki] sa3-ka-pi2-im la na#-t,u2-u2-ma
9. [in]-ne#-ez-bu
10. [...] u3 _5(bur3)? GAN2 sahar#_ i-na-as-sa3-ah
11. [...] x i-na-as-sa3-hu
12. [...] x it-ti-szu-nu i-ip-pi2-esz
13. [...] be-li2 li-isz-bur-am#
14. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [a]-di# t,e4#-em-ka la asz-bur-am#-[ma]
2'. szi-pi2-ir i7-im sza ih-he-ru-[u2]
3'. la i-mu-ru-nim#
4'. mu-u2 a-na# szi#-ip-ri-im ga-am-ri-im
5'. la usz-ta-ar-du#-u2
6'. u3 isz-tu szi-pi2-ir# i7 sza i-na-an-na s,a-ab-ta-ti
7'. i-na he-re-e#-em# ta-ag-dam-ru#
8'. _i7_ buranun{ki} sza isz-tu larsa{ki#}
9'. a-di uri2{ki}
10'. mi-iq-ti-sza u2-su-uh2
11'. ha-mi-sza szu-ut-bi
12'. szu#-te-sze-er-szi

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 57.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: LIH, 004

[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
history: AbB 2, 4

[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 012817
Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0009

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2017-11-15 at 12:04:21	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		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:

The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0326-9)

Notes

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“LIH 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079.

LIH 004 artifact entry (No. P275079). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {LIH 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079},
}

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ER  -

“LIH 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079.

LIH 004 artifact entry (No. P275079). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {LIH 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P275079
LB  - CDLI:P275079
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - LIH 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275079
ER  -

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