LIH 023 (P275098)

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 012863

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

63.0 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. _2(disz) me 4(u) erin2 ka-kesz2 lugal# <<nig2-[szu] {d}nanna>>_
5. _nig2-szu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2_
6. sza li-tim sza qa2-ti-ka
7. sza isz-tu asz-szur{ki} u3# szi#-tu#-ul-lum{ki}
8. ip-t,u2#-ru#-ni#-[im]-ma#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-la-kam# li#-pu#-szu#-nim#-[ma]
2'. it-ti _erin2_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu#
3'. um-ma-ti-szu-nu
4'. li-isz-bu
5'. erin2-um szu-u2 la u2-la-ap-pa-tam
6'. ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma#
7'. a-la-kam li-pu-szu-nim

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/P275098

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 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 012863
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0055

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-55

References

  • primary: LIH, 023

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

  • history: AbB 2, 23

    [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 12:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-19 at 07:47:51 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 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275098.
LIH 023 artifact entry (No. P275098). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275098 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275098 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275098},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275098.
LIH 023 artifact entry (No. P275098). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275098 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275098 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275098},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275098
LB  - CDLI:P275098
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - LIH 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275098
ER  -
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