LIH 007 (P275082)

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 012825

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

89.0 mm × 54.0 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. a-nu#-um-ma gi-mil-lum pa# x x
5. sza larsa{ki#}
6. at,-t,ar-[dam]
7. _erin2_ e-pi2-isz-[tim]
8. sza larsa{ki#}
9. pi2-qi2-is-su2#-um#-ma#
10. it-ti _lu2_ mu-sze-pi2#-szi tab#-pi2#-szu#
11. [li]-sze-pi2-isz#
reverse
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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): 89.0 high × 54.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: LIH, 007

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

  • history: AbB 2, 7

    [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 012825
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0017

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-15 at 12:04:21 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LIH 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275082.
LIH 007 artifact entry (No. P275082). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275082 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275082 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {LIH 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275082},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275082},
}


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