LIH 009 (P275084)
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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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012827Provenience
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 × 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. asz-szum {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3#-[am _ugula muhaldim-mesz_]
5. sza it-ti {disz}{d}suen-gim-la-an#-[ni]
6. _dumu_ e2-a?-ra-bi _agrig#_
7. u3 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar _dumu e2 dub#-ba#_ sza# [sza]-pi2#-ir# [ma-tim]
8. _nig2-szu_ ta-ri-ba#-tum#
9. _a-sza3_-am bi-it-qu2-ru-ma#
10. ta-asz-pu-ra-am
11. a-nu-um-ma i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula muhaldim-mesz_
12. a-na _siskur2_ sza uri2{ki}
13. u2#-wa#-e#-ra#-am#-ma at,#-t,ar#-dam
reverse
1. ki-ma _siskur2_ sza uri2{ki}
2. usz-ta-al-li-mu
3. {disz}{d}suen-gim-la-an-ni
4. u3 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar#
5. be-el a-wa-ti-szu#
6. it#-ti-szu a-na babila2{ki}
7. t,u2#-ur#-dam#-ma#
8. a#-wa#-a#-tu#-szu#-nu# li#-ig#-ga#-am#-ra#
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 {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3#-[am _ugula muhaldim-mesz_]
5. sza it-ti {disz}{d}suen-gim-la-an#-[ni]
6. _dumu_ e2-a?-ra-bi _agrig#_
7. u3 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar _dumu e2 dub#-ba#_ sza# [sza]-pi2#-ir# [ma-tim]
8. _nig2-szu_ ta-ri-ba#-tum#
9. _a-sza3_-am bi-it-qu2-ru-ma#
10. ta-asz-pu-ra-am
11. a-nu-um-ma i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula muhaldim-mesz_
12. a-na _siskur2_ sza uri2{ki}
13. u2#-wa#-e#-ra#-am#-ma at,#-t,ar#-dam
reverse
1. ki-ma _siskur2_ sza uri2{ki}
2. usz-ta-al-li-mu
3. {disz}{d}suen-gim-la-an-ni
4. u3 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar#
5. be-el a-wa-ti-szu#
6. it#-ti-szu a-na babila2{ki}
7. t,u2#-ur#-dam#-ma#
8. a#-wa#-a#-tu#-szu#-nu# li#-ig#-ga#-am#-ra#
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 × 51.0 wide
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primary: LIH, 009
[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
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history: AbB 2, 9
[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 012827
- Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0019
- 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 | |
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| 2017-12-10 at 04:43:19 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2017-11-15 at 12:04:21 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | |
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| 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_1896-0326-19)
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