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LIH 013 (P275088)

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 012832

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. [a-nu]-um#-ma {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
5. [a-na] s,e-ri#-ka#
6. [at,-t,ar-dam]
7. [tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri]-im
8. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2#-[szu]
9. u3 a-wi-li-[ia] _dumu-mesz_ si2-ia-tum#
11. {disz}{d}utu-ma-gir
12. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
13. u3 {d}suen-li-wi-ir _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-ma-gir
reverse
1. 3(disz) _dumu-mesz_ ku-uk-ka-a
2. ($ blank space $) 8(disz) _lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti-in
3. sza {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
4. u2-ka-al-la-mu-ka
5. ma-as,-s,a-ri szu-uk-nam-ma
6. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia szu-ri-a-am
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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

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: LIH, 013

[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
history: AbB 2, 13

[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 012832
Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0024

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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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
2019-03-08 at 08:14:03	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-27 at 23:54:23	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-27 at 23:53:20	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0326-24)

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“LIH 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088.

LIH 013 artifact entry (No. P275088). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {LIH 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088},
}

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ER  -

“LIH 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088.

LIH 013 artifact entry (No. P275088). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088 (Original work published 2005)

LIH 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2023LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {LIH 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P275088
LB  - CDLI:P275088
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - LIH 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P275088
ER  -

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