LIH 085 (P275158)

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 026961

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 ib#-ni#-{d}utu#
2. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam#
3. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
4. qi2#-bi2-ma
5. um#-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma#
6. _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri u3 _{gesz}gigir hi-a_ sza _erin2#_ ka-asz-szi-i
7. isz-tu babila2{ki} a-na zimbir{ki}-ia#-ah#-ru#-rum i-il-la-ku
8. i-na _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. i-sa-an-ni-qu2-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im
10. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
11. 5(disz) szu-szi _dug dida ka-du3_
12. i-na bi-ti _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_ sza zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu li-qi2-a-ma
13. re-sza-am li-ki-il-lu
14. i-nu-ma# i-sza-ap-pa-ru-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im
15. _dug x hi-a_ a-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum szu-bi-la-nim-ma
16. u3 asz-szum# _sze_-im a-na# _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_
17. na-da-nim# sza ta-asz-pu#-ra#-nim
reverse
1. it-ta-aq-bi
2. _sze_-am i-na zimbir{ki}
3. a-na _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_
4. i-na-ad-di-nu

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, 085

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

  • history: AbB 2, 67

    [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 026961
  • Accession No.: 1898-06-11, 0013

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 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 085 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275158.
LIH 085 artifact entry (No. P275158). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275158 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275158 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275158},
}

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