LIH 006 (P275081)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012821Provenience
Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
86.0 mm × 51.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d#}suen#-[i-di2-nam]
2. qi2-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-[ma]
4. 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ki-a-am# [u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni]
5. um-ma szu#-[u2-ma]
6. 1(disz) a-li2-illat#-ti# ra-[bi-a-nu-um]
7. a-sza3-am sza isz-tu u4#-[um s,a-a-tim]
8. s,a-ab-ta-[ku]
9. ib-ta-aq#-ra#-[an-ni]
10. u3 sze-am sza a-sza3-[ia il-qi2]
11. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi#-[da-an-ni]
12. t,up-pu-um i-na _e2-gal_ in#-[na-me-er-ma]
13. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na la#-[lum sza-at,-ru]
14. a#-na mi-nim a-li2-illat-ti#
15. ra-bi-a-nu-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) la-lum# a-sza3-am ib-qu2-ur
2. wa#-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma
3. szum-ma a-li2#-illat#-ti
4. 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ih-bu-ul#
5. hi-bi-il-ta-szu te-e-er-szum#
6. u3 a-li2-illat-ti sza ih-bu-lu#-[szu]
7. ar-nam e-mi-id
obverse
1. a-na {d#}suen#-[i-di2-nam]
2. qi2-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-[ma]
4. 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ki-a-am# [u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni]
5. um-ma szu#-[u2-ma]
6. 1(disz) a-li2-illat#-ti# ra-[bi-a-nu-um]
7. a-sza3-am sza isz-tu u4#-[um s,a-a-tim]
8. s,a-ab-ta-[ku]
9. ib-ta-aq#-ra#-[an-ni]
10. u3 sze-am sza a-sza3-[ia il-qi2]
11. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi#-[da-an-ni]
12. t,up-pu-um i-na _e2-gal_ in#-[na-me-er-ma]
13. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na la#-[lum sza-at,-ru]
14. a#-na mi-nim a-li2-illat-ti#
15. ra-bi-a-nu-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) la-lum# a-sza3-am ib-qu2-ur
2. wa#-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma
3. szum-ma a-li2#-illat#-ti
4. 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ih-bu-ul#
5. hi-bi-il-ta-szu te-e-er-szum#
6. u3 a-li2-illat-ti sza ih-bu-lu#-[szu]
7. ar-nam e-mi-id
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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
- Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 51.0 wide
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primary: LIH, 006
[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
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history: AbB 2, 6
[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 012821
- Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0013
- Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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 | ||
2017-12-10 at 06:52:43 | Firth, Richard | 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 |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0326-13)
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