LIH 008 (P275083)

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 012826

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

82.0 mm × 57.0 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. asz-szum _nagar-mesz_ [sza]-ka#-[nim]
5. _ma2 i3-dub_ [e-pi2-szi-im]
6. sza asz-bur-ak#-kum#-[ma]
7. um-ma at-ta-ma
8. a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza ma-ga-al de#-ki#-e-em
9. du-ub-bu-ub-tam i-szu
10. szum-ma be-li2 i-qa2#-ab-bi
11. i-na _nagar-mesz nig2-szu_ ta-ki-il-i3-li2-su
12. _nagar-mesz_ sza ki-ma sza-ka-nim
13. a-na ap-szi-te#-e#-em# a-na sza#-pi2-ir ma-tim
14. a [...] x x u2#-lu ki-ma be-li2 i-qa2-ab-bu-u2#
15. [...] sza#-ak#-nu-ma#
16. [...] sza# _e2#-[gal_ x?]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x mi# x [...]
2'. szi-pi2-ir _e2-gal#_-lim# [...]
3'. a-na tab-pu-ut _ma2 i3#-[dub_ szu-a-ti]
4'. a-la-ki-im la# [te-ig-gi]
5'. a-wa-tum sza ta-asz-bur-am# it#-ti#-[ia t,a2-ba-at]
6'. ki-ma ri-it-tim-ma sza-nu-um x [...]
7'. _lu2 nagar-mesz lu2 ma2-lah4-mesz u3 ad#-kup4#-mesz_
8'. sza ma-tim sza ta-sza-ap-pa-ru
9'. li-ih-ha-ru-ma

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P275083

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 57.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012826
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-18

References

  • primary: LIH, 008

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

  • history: AbB 2, 8

    [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 Approved View
2017-11-15 at 12:04:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275083.
LIH 008 artifact entry (No. P275083). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275083 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275083 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
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TI  - LIH 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275083
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275083.
LIH 008 artifact entry (No. P275083). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275083 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275083 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275083
LB  - CDLI:P275083
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - LIH 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275083
ER  -
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