LIH 006 (P275081)

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 012821

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

86.0 mm × 51.0 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) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ki-a-am# [u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni]
5. um-ma szu#-[u2-ma]
6. 1(disz) a-li2-illat#-ti# ra-[bi-a-nu-um]
7. a-sza3-am sza isz-tu u4#-[um s,a-a-tim]
8. s,a-ab-ta-[ku]
9. ib-ta-aq#-ra#-[an-ni]
10. u3 sze-am sza a-sza3-[ia il-qi2]
11. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi#-[da-an-ni]
12. t,up-pu-um i-na _e2-gal_ in#-[na-me-er-ma]
13. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na la#-[lum sza-at,-ru]
14. a#-na mi-nim a-li2-illat-ti#
15. ra-bi-a-nu-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) la-lum# a-sza3-am ib-qu2-ur
2. wa#-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma
3. szum-ma a-li2#-illat#-ti
4. 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ih-bu-ul#
5. hi-bi-il-ta-szu te-e-er-szum#
6. u3 a-li2-illat-ti sza ih-bu-lu#-[szu]
7. ar-nam e-mi-id

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/P275081

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 51.0 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 012821
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0013

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-13

References

  • primary: LIH, 006

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

  • history: AbB 2, 6

    [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
2017-12-10 at 06:52:43 Firth, Richard 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 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275081.
LIH 006 artifact entry (No. P275081). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275081 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275081 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275081},
}


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TI  - LIH 006 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275081.
LIH 006 artifact entry (No. P275081). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275081 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275081 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275081},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275081
LB  - CDLI:P275081
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - LIH 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275081
ER  -
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