LIH 084 (P275157)

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 026960

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}marduk-na-s,i-ir
2. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
5. 1(u) 6(disz) _{lu2}su-si-ig_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu u3 na-wi-szu
6. u3 4(disz) _sag-ARAD-mesz_ sza _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _di-ku5_
7. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am u3 _szesz-mesz_-szu
8. a-na _sze_-im sza _a-sza3 gu2-un_ {d}suen-mu-sza#-lim#
9. _gal-ukken#-[na]_ x x [x x]
10. e-s,e-di-im u3 szu-[li]-i-im# [x x x x]
11. ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-[am]
12. ta-am-ma#-[ra]
13. 1(u) 6(disz) _{lu2}su-si-ig_ zimbir{ki#}-am#-na-nu u3 [na-wi-szu]
14. u3 4(disz) _sag-ARAD-mesz_ sza _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _di#-ku5#_
15. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am u3 _szesz-mesz_-szu
16. qa2-du-um _zi3-kaskal_ s,i-im-da#
17. a-na _a-sza3 gu2-un_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gal-ukken#-[na_ x (x)] x
18. t,u2-ur-da-a-ma#
19. _sze_-am sza# _a-sza3 gu2-un#_-[szu]
20. e-ma u2-ka-al-la#-[mu-szu-nu-ti]
reverse
1. li-s,i-du#
2. u3 li-sze-lu-u2

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, 084

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

  • history: AbB 2, 66

    [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 026960
  • Accession No.: 1898-06-11, 0012

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
2019-01-28 at 16:07:56 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 16:07:22 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 09:06:56 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 084 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275157.
LIH 084 artifact entry (No. P275157). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275157 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275157 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275157},
}

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