LIH 014 (P275089)

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 012835

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam]
2. [qi2-bi2]-ma
3. [um]-ma# ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. sza#-at-tum di-ri-ga-am i-szu
5. wa-ar-hu-um sza i-ir-ru-ba-am
6. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam-ma#_ li#-isz-sza-t,e4-er
7. u3 a-szar _igi-sa2_ i-na _iti [du6]-ku3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
8. a-na babila2#[{ki}]
9. sa3-na-qum iq-[qa2-bu]-u2
10. i-na _iti kin-{d}inanna# 2(disz)-kam-ma u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
11. a-na babila2{ki}
12. li-is-ni-qa2#-am#
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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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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter from Hammurabi to Sin-iddinam)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: LIH, 014

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

  • history: AbB 2, 14

    [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 012835
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0027

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
2019-03-08 at 08:14:14 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-27 at 23:58:01 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LIH 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275089.
LIH 014 artifact entry (No. P275089). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275089 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275089 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275089},
}


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