LIH 008 (P275083)
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 012826Provenience
Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
82.0 mm × 57.0 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. asz-szum _nagar-mesz_ [sza]-ka#-[nim]
5. _ma2 i3-dub_ [e-pi2-szi-im]
6. sza asz-bur-ak#-kum#-[ma]
7. um-ma at-ta-ma
8. a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza ma-ga-al de#-ki#-e-em
9. du-ub-bu-ub-tam i-szu
10. szum-ma be-li2 i-qa2#-ab-bi
11. i-na _nagar-mesz nig2-szu_ ta-ki-il-i3-li2-su
12. _nagar-mesz_ sza ki-ma sza-ka-nim
13. a-na ap-szi-te#-e#-em# a-na sza#-pi2-ir ma-tim
14. a [...] x x u2#-lu ki-ma be-li2 i-qa2-ab-bu-u2#
15. [...] sza#-ak#-nu-ma#
16. [...] sza# _e2#-[gal_ x?]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x mi# x [...]
2'. szi-pi2-ir _e2-gal#_-lim# [...]
3'. a-na tab-pu-ut _ma2 i3#-[dub_ szu-a-ti]
4'. a-la-ki-im la# [te-ig-gi]
5'. a-wa-tum sza ta-asz-bur-am# it#-ti#-[ia t,a2-ba-at]
6'. ki-ma ri-it-tim-ma sza-nu-um x [...]
7'. _lu2 nagar-mesz lu2 ma2-lah4-mesz u3 ad#-kup4#-mesz_
8'. sza ma-tim sza ta-sza-ap-pa-ru
9'. li-ih-ha-ru-ma
obverse
1. a#-na# {d}suen-i-di2-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu#-ra#-pi2#-ma#
4. asz-szum _nagar-mesz_ [sza]-ka#-[nim]
5. _ma2 i3-dub_ [e-pi2-szi-im]
6. sza asz-bur-ak#-kum#-[ma]
7. um-ma at-ta-ma
8. a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza ma-ga-al de#-ki#-e-em
9. du-ub-bu-ub-tam i-szu
10. szum-ma be-li2 i-qa2#-ab-bi
11. i-na _nagar-mesz nig2-szu_ ta-ki-il-i3-li2-su
12. _nagar-mesz_ sza ki-ma sza-ka-nim
13. a-na ap-szi-te#-e#-em# a-na sza#-pi2-ir ma-tim
14. a [...] x x u2#-lu ki-ma be-li2 i-qa2-ab-bu-u2#
15. [...] sza#-ak#-nu-ma#
16. [...] sza# _e2#-[gal_ x?]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x mi# x [...]
2'. szi-pi2-ir _e2-gal#_-lim# [...]
3'. a-na tab-pu-ut _ma2 i3#-[dub_ szu-a-ti]
4'. a-la-ki-im la# [te-ig-gi]
5'. a-wa-tum sza ta-asz-bur-am# it#-ti#-[ia t,a2-ba-at]
6'. ki-ma ri-it-tim-ma sza-nu-um x [...]
7'. _lu2 nagar-mesz lu2 ma2-lah4-mesz u3 ad#-kup4#-mesz_
8'. sza ma-tim sza ta-sza-ap-pa-ru
9'. li-ih-ha-ru-ma
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
- Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 57.0 wide
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primary: LIH, 008
[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
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history: AbB 2, 8
[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 012826
- Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0018
- 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 | ||
2017-11-15 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_1896-0326-18)
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