LIH 003 (P275078)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012816

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-di2-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma#
4. 1(disz) na-ra-am-{d}suen _u2-tul2#_
5. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu#-ma
6. _ka-bar-mesz_ sza qa2-ti-ni
7. a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ um-ta-al-lu-u2
8. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am
9. _ka-bar-mesz nig2-szu_ a-pil2-{d}utu
10. u3 na-ra-am-{d}suen
11. [a]-na# _aga-us2-mesz_ la u2-ma-al-lu-u2
12. [u3 a]-na# e#-til#-pi2-{d}marduk u3 a-wi-le-e
13. [qi2]-bi2#-i-ma
14. _[ka]-bar#-[mesz] nig2#-szu#_ a#-pil2-{d}utu
15. u3 na-ra-am-{d}suen
reverse
1. sza il-qu2-u2
2. li-te-er-ru

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275078

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 54.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012816
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0008

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-8

References

  • primary: LIH, 003

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

  • history: AbB 2, 3

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-15 at 12:04:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275078.
LIH 003 artifact entry (No. P275078). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275078 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275078 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275078},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275078.
LIH 003 artifact entry (No. P275078). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275078 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275078 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275078},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275078
LB  - CDLI:P275078
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - LIH 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275078
ER  -
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