LIH 012 (P275087)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012830Provenience
Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. 1(disz) _lu2-gesztu2-la2 lu2_ nibru#{ki#}
5. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-ma
6. i-na _iri_ u2-zu#-bu-um{ki}
7. _1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur_ i-na _e2-i3-dub_ asz-pu-uk-ma
8. {disz}a-wi#-il#-dingir
9. _e2-[i3-dub_] ip-te#-e-ma
10. sze-am sza# asz-pu#-[ku it]-ba#-al
11. ki-a-am [u2]-lam-mi-da-an-ni
12. a-nu-um-ma _lu2-gesztu2-la2_ szu-a-ti
13. a-na s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam
reverse
1. szu-pu-ur
2. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
3. li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum
4. a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu a-mu-ur-ma
5. sze-am sza _lu2-gesztu2-la2_
6. sza a-wi-il-dingir il-qu2-u2
7. a-na _lu2-gesztu2-la2_
8. li-te-er
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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
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primary: LIH, 012
[King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.
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history: AbB 2, 12
[Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.
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- Museum No.: BM 012830
- Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0022
- Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2019-03-08 at 08:13:51 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-06-28 at 08:06:53 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-06-27 at 23:34:48 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0326-22) (W_1896-0326-22)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024LIH,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
year = {2024},
month = {may 25},
title = {LIH 012 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P275087},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275087},
}
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