LIH 083 (P275156)

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 026959

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. {disz}{d}utu-szu-mu-un#-dib x [x (x) (x)]
3. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-[ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} qi2-bi2-ma]
4. um-ma a-bi-e-szu#-[uh-ma]
5. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}marduk#-a-[x (x)]
6. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum#
7. ki#-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim# um-ma szu-nu-ma
8. _[e2] dumu-munus_ szul-gi
9. [x x (x) (x)] x sza _e2_ {d}utu
10. [... ka]-ia-ma-nim
11. [i-nu-ma a-na] s,i#-bu-ut _e2-gal_
12. [x x x (x) (x)] x ip-pe2-et-tu-u2
13. [_sanga-mesz di-ku5-mesz_] zimbir#{ki} _u2-tul2-mesz sza3-tam-mesz_
14. [e-ri-ib _e2] gudu4 abzu-mesz_
15. [u3 {lu2}]qa2-ab-ba-hu-u2
16. [a-na] _e2_ {d}utu
17. [i-ir]-ru#-bu-ma
18. [_e2 dumu-munus_ szul-gi i]-pe2#-et-tu-u2
19. [...] x x
20. [...]
21. [{disz}]{d}suen-i-din-nam _di-ku5_ [(x) (x) (x)]
22. _dumu_ {d}nanna-mah#
reverse
1. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir#[{ki}]
2. _e2 dumu-munus_ szul-gi
3. ip-tu-u2-ma
4. sza# i-pu-szu u2-ul ni-de-e-ma#
5. u3 ni-a-ti u2-ul is-su-ni-a-ti#-[ma]
6. u2-ul ni-iz-zi-iz
7. ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim
8. a-na s,i-bu-ut _e2-gal_ a-ii-i-tim
9. ba-lum _sanga-mesz di-ku5-mesz u2-tul2-mesz sza3-tam-mesz_
10. e-ri-ib _e2 gudu4 abzu-mesz#_
11. u3 {lu2}qa2-ab-ba-hi-i
12. _e2 dumu-munus szul-gi_ ki te-ep-ti-[a]
13. t,e4-ma-am szu-up-ra-nim

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/P275156

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 026959
Accession Number 1898-06-11, 0011

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26959
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0611-11

References

  • primary: LIH, 083

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

  • history: AbB 2, 65

    [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
2019-01-28 at 16:06:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-04 at 09:06:55 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 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275156.
LIH 083 artifact entry (No. P275156). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275156 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275156 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275156},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275156.
LIH 083 artifact entry (No. P275156). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275156 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275156 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275156},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275156
LB  - CDLI:P275156
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - LIH 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275156
ER  -
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