LIH 005 (P275080)

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 012818

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

76.0 mm × 51.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}suen#-i#-di2#-nam# [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. [um-ma ha-am]-mu#-ra-pi2-ma
3. i7# [...] ka#-lu-sza it-te-eh-re
4. i7# [li-ib-bi a-lim sza] unu{ki} u2-ul he-ri-a-at-ma
5. mu#-[u2 a-na ...] a-lim u2#-ul# i-ir-ru-bu
6. u3 [...] x x sza a-ah _i7_ bad3#{ki#}
7. [i-na la] _a-mesz#_ na-di-a-at
8. e-pi2#-[esz i7] szu#-a-ti u2-ul ma-du
9. a-na [erin2-im] sza# ma-ah-ri-ka
10. _esz2#-gar3# u4 3(disz)-kam#-ma#_
11. t,up-pi2# an#-ni#-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
12. i-na e#-mu-qa2#-at erin2-im
13. sza ma-ah-ri-ka
reverse
1. i#-na# li-ib-bi _u4 3(disz)-kam#_
2. i7 li-ib-bi a-lim sza unu{ki}
3. hi-ri
4. isz-tu i7 szu-a-ti te-eh-te-ru-u2
5. szi-ip#-ra-am sza asz-pu-ra-kum
6. [e]-pu-usz

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 51.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: LIH, 005

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

  • history: AbB 2, 5

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012818
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0010

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

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Cite this Artifact
“LIH 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275080.
LIH 005 artifact entry (No. P275080). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275080 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275080 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275080},
}


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