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title: Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8101/cuneiform-letter-ordering-men-to-go-to-court/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court

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

## Image File

[![Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8101.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8101.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) text of this clay tablet orders men to go to [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) for a court hearing. This letter from [Hammurabi](https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/) is addressed to an official named Sin-iddinam. Old Babylonian Period, reign of Hammurabi, 1792-1750 BCE. From Larsa, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2018, February 26). Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8101/cuneiform-letter-ordering-men-to-go-to-court/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 26, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8101/cuneiform-letter-ordering-men-to-go-to-court/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8101/cuneiform-letter-ordering-men-to-go-to-court/>.

## License & Copyright

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