LIH 088 (P275161)

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 026970

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} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. [um]-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma#
5. asz-szum sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim um-ma at-tu-nu-ma
6. i-na _kar i7_ ir-ni-na
7. 2(disz) szu-szi _us2_ sza-at-ti-sza-am _e2-gal_ i-ip-pe2-esz
8. 2(u) 4(disz) _us2_ ni-nu ni-ip-pe2-esz
9. i-na-an-na mi-lum il-li-kam-ma
10. _i7_ ir-ni-na a-na _bad3 kar_ is-sa3-ni#-iq#
11. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim
12. [a-na] _lu2#-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu
13. [it]-ta-asz-pa-ar
14. [it]-ti# _erin2_ bi-ir-tim sza i-na zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu
15. [_erin2_ sza] sza-ka-nim i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma
16. [i-na mi]-iq#-tim _kar i7_ ir-ni-na
17. [u2]-da-an-na-nu
18. [u3 i-na] _sahar# hi#-a kar_ sza _i7#_ [buranun-tim]
19. [u2-sza-asz-pa-ku]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ki-ma] is#-sa3-an-qu2#-ni#-ik-[ku-nu-szi-im]
2'. [ga-mi]-ir# s,a-bi-it# _a-sza3#_-[im]
3'. [di]-ki-i-ma#
4'. [it-ti] _erin2#_ bi-[ir]-tim
5'. [i-na _sahar hi-a] kar#_ sza# _i7_ buranun#-tim#
6'. [li-sza]-asz#-pi2-ku

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, 088

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

  • history: AbB 2, 70

    [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 026970
  • Accession No.: 1898-06-11, 0022

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
2018-09-05 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 088 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275161.
LIH 088 artifact entry (No. P275161). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275161 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275161 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	title = {LIH 088 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275161},
}

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