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title: Ludingirra Letter
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3653/ludingirra-letter/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ludingirra Letter

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Ludingirra Letter](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3653.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3653.jpg)

## Image Caption

This terracotta [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) tablet is a letter from Ludingirra to his mother. [Nippur](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/nippur/) (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Old-Babylonian period, 1700 BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, February 26). Ludingirra Letter. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3653/ludingirra-letter/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ludingirra Letter." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 26, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3653/ludingirra-letter/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ludingirra Letter." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3653/ludingirra-letter/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 26 February 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.