LIH 080 (P275153)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027269

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen#-i-[din-nam]
2. _kar#_ zimbir#{ki#}
3. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir#[{ki}]
4. qi2-bi2-ma#
5. um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma#
6. ki-ma a-na _a-gar3_ ra-bi-i-im#
7. u3 _a-gar3_ sza-am-ka-nim
8. _ma2 hi-a szu-ku6-mesz_
9. it-ta-na-ar-ra-ad#-[ma]
10. _ku6 hi-a_ i-ba-ar-ru#
11. iq-bu-[nim]
12. _1(disz) lu2-kas4-e_
13. at,-t,ar-dam#
14. ki-ma is-sa3-an-qa2-ak#-[kum]
15. _ma2 hi-a szu-ku6-mesz#_
16. sza i-na _a-gar3_ ra-bi-i-im
17. u3 _[a-gar3]_ sza#-am#-ka-nim
18. [_ku6 hi-a_ i-ba-ar-ru]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3 la i-ta-ar-ma
2'. _ma2 hi-a szu-ku6-mesz_
3'. a-na# _a-gar3_ ra-bi-i-im
4'. u3 _a-gar3_ sza-am-ka-[nim]
5'. la# ur-ra-ad
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LIH, 080

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

  • history: AbB 2, 62

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 027269
  • Accession No.: 1898-07-09, 0057

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LIH 080 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275153.
LIH 080 artifact entry (No. P275153). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275153 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275153 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275153},
}


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