LIH 086 (P275159)

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 026962

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] _dam#-gar3#-mesz_ zimbir{ki} qi2-bi2-ma#
2. [um-ma a-bi-e]-szu#-uh-ma
3. [asz-szum sza] ta#-asz-pu-ra-nim
4. [um-ma] at#-tu-nu-ma
5. _[dam-gar3-mesz lu2-mesz]_ zimbir#{ki}
6. [sza i]-na# ma#-[at] x x x
7. [x] x [x x x (x)] x x x x
8. u2-ul# [(x) (x) (x) il-li]-ku-nim-ma
9. u3 _[ku3-babbar igi-sa2_ u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lu-nim]
10. szum#-ma# be-el-[ni i-qa2-ab]-bi#
11. 1(disz) x [(x)] li#-sza#-ki#-in#-ma
12. _ku3-babbar# igi#-[sa2] dam-gar3-mesz lu2-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
13. sza# [i-na] ma-at x [x x x (x)]
14. li#-is,#-mi-[dam]-ma
15. li#-il#-qi2#-a-am
16. sza# ta#-asz-pu#-ra-nim
17. x [x x (x) i]-il#-la-ak
18. u2-da#-ab-ba-ab
reverse
1. a-na# esz18-dar-isz-me-szu sza-pi2-ir# [ma-tim]
2. asz-szum _ku3-babbar igi-sa2 dam-gar3-mesz_ szu-nu-ti#
3. de#-ke#-[e]-em-ma
4. a-na babila2{ki} szu-bu-li-[im]
5. it#-ta-asz-pa-ar#
6. u3 at-tu-nu _dam-gar3-mesz_ be-el pi2-ha-tim
7. _ku3-babbar igi-sa2 dam-gar3-mesz_ szu-nu-[ti]
8. li-is,-mi-du-ma
9. li-il-qu2-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im
10. szum-ma _ku3-babbar igi-sa2_-szu-nu la usz-ta-bi#-[lu-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im]
11. _dam-gar3-mesz_ szu-nu-ti a-na ma-ah#-[ri-ia]
12. li-ir-du-[nim]
  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/P275159

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 026962
Accession Number 1898-06-11, 0014

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26962
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0611-14

References

  • primary: LIH, 086

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

  • history: AbB 2, 68

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-09-05 at 02:09:35 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 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275159.
LIH 086 artifact entry (No. P275159). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275159 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275159 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	title = {LIH 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275159},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275159.
LIH 086 artifact entry (No. P275159). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275159 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275159 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275159},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275159
LB  - CDLI:P275159
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - LIH 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275159
ER  -
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