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LIH 087 (P275160)

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 026969

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 [ni-id-na]-at#-{d}suen
2. qi2-bi2#-ma
3. um-ma a-bi#-[e]-szu-uh-ma
4. _ma2-i3-dub 1(gesz2) gur_ ne-me-et-ti#
5. _ugula ma2-lah5_ zimbir{ki}-am-na#-nim#
6. a-na _sze_-im sza ma-gal de#-ke#-e-em#
7. i-si-hu#-x
8. ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am
9. ta-am-ma-ru
10. _ma2-i3-dub 1(gesz2) gur_ ne-me-et-ti
11. _ugula ma2-lah5_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim
12. x x [x x (x) (x)] _lu2#_ sza#-ad-di-di-i-_mesz_
13. [x x x x x x (x)]-x-tim
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3 _ma2-[i3-dub_ x] x [x] x x
2'. i-na# _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam#_
3'. a-na babila2{ki}
4'. li-is-ni-qa2-am
  blank space

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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, 087

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

  • history: AbB 2, 69

    [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 026969
  • Accession No.: 1898-06-11, 0021

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 13:32:21 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
2018-09-05 at 02:09:35 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 087 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275160.
LIH 087 artifact entry (No. P275160). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275160 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 087 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275160 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275160},
}


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