LIH 082 (P275155)

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 026251

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
4. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen mu-sza-ad-di-in _sila4 hi-a_
5. ki-ma _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ta-ka
6. a-na _e2-gal_ la tu-ub-lam
7. iq-bi-a-am
8. a-na mi-nim a-di i-na-an-na
9. _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ta-ka
10. a-na _e2-gal_ la tu-ub-lam
11. a-na e-pe2-szi-im an-ni-i-im
12. ki-i la ta-ap-la-ah#
13. [a]-na# mi#-nim# x [x x (x)]
reverse
1. [x x x (x)] x x x [x (x)]
2. _sila4# [hi]-a_ ne-me-et-ta-ka#
3. s,i-[im]-dam#-ma a-na babila2{ki#}
4. szu-bi-lam
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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, 082

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

  • history: AbB 2, 64

    [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 026251
  • Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0069

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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 082 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275155.
LIH 082 artifact entry (No. P275155). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275155 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275155 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	title = {LIH 082 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275155},
}


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