LIH 091 (P275164)

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 027254

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. [{disz}]{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gala-mah_ an-nu-ni-tum
6. [ki]-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni
7. [um]-ma# szu-ma
8. [{disz}nu]-ur2#-{d}kab-ta _sanga_ an-nu-ni-tum
9. [_lu2_] zimbir{ki}-[am]-na#-nu-um
10. [_a]-sza3 ensi2-mesz_ sza an-nu-ni-tum#
11. [i]-te-ne-er#-ri-isz#
12. [u3] a-na a-wi-le-e ir-[x x (x) (x)]
13. [x] ta#-na-ad-di#-[in x x x (x) (x)]
14. [x x x (x)] _a-sza3_ x [x x x (x) (x)]
15. [x x x x (x)] x ik-ki-ir# [x (x) (x)]
16. [x x x x (x) (x)] ni x [x (x) (x)]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x (x)] ir x [x x x x (x) (x)]
2'. [i-te]-ne-er#-ri-szu
3'. [x x (x)] sza {d}utu _e2 di-ku5-kalam-ma#_
4'. [x x (x)] {d}ne3-eri11-gal
5'. [sza {d}suen]-mu#-sza-lim _gala-mah_ an-nu-ni-tum#
6'. [u2-ka]-al#-la-mu-ku-nu-ti
7'. [a-na] babila2#{ki} tu2-ur#-da#-nim#-ma
8'. [wa-ar]-ka-tum li-ip-pa-ri-is
  blank space

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, 091

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

  • history: AbB 2, 73

    [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 027254
  • Accession No.: 1898-07-09, 0042

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 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275164.
LIH 091 artifact entry (No. P275164). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275164 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275164 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275164},
}

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