LIH 090 (P275163)

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 027249

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 sa#-am#-su#-i-lu-na-nu-ur2#-[ma-tim]
2. {disz}a-wi#-il-{d}na-bi#-[um]
3. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum
4. {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk#
5. u3 ri-isz-{d}utu
6. qi2-bi2-[ma]
7. um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
8. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di#-[ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}]
9. ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma szu-nu-[ma]
10. a-na i-din-esz18-dar _dam-gar3 lu2_ zimbir#[{ki}]
11. sza i-na kar-{d}utu{ki} wa-asz-bu
12. asz-szum _2(disz) sila4# hi-a_ ne-me-et-ti-szu
13. le-qe2-e-em-ma
14. [a]-na# zimbir{ki} a-la-ki-im
15. [ni]-isz-pu-ur-szum-ma
16. [_sila4 hi-a_] ne-me-et-ta-szu
17. [u2-ul il]-qi2-a-am-ma
18. [a-na] zimbir#{ki} u2-ul il-li-kam
reverse
1. [ki-a-am] isz-pu-ru-nim#
2. [ki-ma] tup#-pi2 an-ni-a-am ta-am-ma-ra
3. [{disz}i]-din-esz18-dar _dam-gar3 lu2_ zimbir#{ki#}
4. [qa2-du]-um _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ti#-[szu]
5. [a-na] zimbir{ki}
6. t,u2#-ur-da-nim-ma
7. _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ta-szu
8. li-pu-ul
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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, 090

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

  • history: AbB 2, 72

    [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 027249
  • Accession No.: 1898-07-09, 0037

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 13:19:51 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 090 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275163.
LIH 090 artifact entry (No. P275163). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275163 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275163 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275163},
}

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