LIH 093 (P275166)

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 027745

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. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir#{ki#}-am-na-nu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
5. ki-ma _3(u) sila4 hi-a#_
6. ne-me-et-ta-ku-[nu]
7. a-na babila2{ki} la tu-ub-la-nim#
8. _lu2_ mu-sza-ad-di-in _sila4 hi-a#_
9. iq-bi-a-am
10. a-na mi-nim a-di i-na-an-na#
11. _3(u) sila4 hi-a_
12. ne-me-et-ta-ku-nu
13. a-na babila2{ki}
14. la tu-ub-la-nim
15. a-na e-pe2-szi-im an-ni-i-im
16. ki-i la tap-la-ha
17. 1(disz) _ra2#-gaba_
18. i-na-[an]-na# at,#-t,ar-da#-ak#-[ku-nu-szi-im]
reverse
1. [tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am]
2. [i-na a-ma-ri-im]
3. [_3(u) sila hi-a_ ne-me-et]-ta#-ku#-[nu]
4. a-na# babila2#{ki} szu-bi-la#-nim#
5. _3(u) sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ta-[ku-nu]
6. a-na babila2{ki}
7. u2-ul tu-ub-ba-la-nim#-ma
8. a-na _1(disz) sila4# 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_
9. u2-sza-asz-qa2-lu-ku-nu-ti#

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, 093

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

  • history: AbB 2, 75

    [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 027745
  • Accession No.: 1898-07-11, 0010

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 093 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275166.
LIH 093 artifact entry (No. P275166). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275166 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275166 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275166},
}

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