LIH 079 (P275152)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 027268

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma
5. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am mu-uz-za-az _ka2_
6. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni
7. um-ma szu-ma
8. _dumu-mesz_ szu-nu-ma-dingir sza a-na _sze_-em ri-ib-ba-ti-szu-nu
9. szu-ud-du-nim na-ad-nu-nim
10. e-si-ir-ma
11. ki-a-am iq-bu-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma
12. _3(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
13. [x x x x x (x)] x x x [x (x)]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _3(disz) ab2# [gu4 hi]-a_ u3 _[1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar]_
2'. a-na szu-{d}mar#-[tu (x) (x)]
3'. a-na ma-as,-s,a-ru-tim# ip#-qi2-du
4'. _3(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a_ szu-nu-ti u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
5'. a-na _ra2-gaba_ sza at,-ru-da#-asz-szu
6'. id-na-a-ma
7'. a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275152

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 027268
Accession Number 1898-07-09, 0056

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.27268
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0709-56

References

  • primary: LIH, 079

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

  • history: AbB 2, 61

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-09-04 at 08:23:19 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 079 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275152.
LIH 079 artifact entry (No. P275152). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275152 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275152 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275152},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 079 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275152.
LIH 079 artifact entry (No. P275152). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275152 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275152 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275152},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275152
LB  - CDLI:P275152
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - LIH 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275152
ER  -
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