LIH 020 (P275095)
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 012849Provenience
Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
67.0 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. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu _szesz_ [...]-ur#-szu
5. i#-na# asz-dub#-ba# [...]
6. _erin2#-hun#-ga2-mesz_ li-gu-ur
7. u3# _duh#-duru5_ li-sza-am
8. [ma]-am-ma#-an#
9. [la] i#-pa#-ar#-ri#-ik#-szum#
10. [...]
rest broken
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blank space
obverse
1. a#-na# {d}suen#-i#-di2#-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma ha-am#-mu#-ra-[pi2]-ma#
4. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu _szesz_ [...]-ur#-szu
5. i#-na# asz-dub#-ba# [...]
6. _erin2#-hun#-ga2-mesz_ li-gu-ur
7. u3# _duh#-duru5_ li-sza-am
8. [ma]-am-ma#-an#
9. [la] i#-pa#-ar#-ri#-ik#-szum#
10. [...]
rest broken
reverse
blank space
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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): 67.0 high × 51.0 wide
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primary: LIH, 020
[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi.
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history: AbB 2, 20
[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 012849
- Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0041
- 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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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 | |
2019-03-08 at 08:15:00 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-12-10 at 06:53:24 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-12-10 at 04:43:19 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-11-19 at 07:47:51 | 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_1896-0326-41)
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