AbB 12, 016 (P510541)

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 096979

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}na#-bi#-um-at-pa-lam#
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim-ma
4. [asz]-szum# _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gibil_ sza isz-ku-un-{d}suen{ki}
5. ki#-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am um-ma at-ta-ma
6. _dumu#_-ka# {d}da-gan-ra-bi-ma
7. _a-sza3_-um a-na _esz2-gar3 2(disz) gu4-apin hi-a_ sza# {d}esz18-dar
8. u2-ul ka-szi-id
9. _1(bur3)# 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _dumu-mesz#_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
10. [li]-id-di-nu-nim#-ma
11. u3 _ab2# gu4# hi#-a_ x x-ia lu-usz-ta-am#-li
12. ki#-a-am# ta#-aq#-bi-a-am-ma
13. i-na qa2-be2-e-ka _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ szu-a-ti
14. a-na {d}da-gan-ra-bi ad-di-in#
15. [x x x x x x (x)] x x x [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. _a-sza3_ sza qa2-ti-ia x [...]
reverse
1. sze-um li-in-na-di-in#-[ma]
2. i-ni-a-tum li-isz-sza-ap-ka-ma
3. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ szu-u2 szi-ip-ra-am li-in-ne2-pu-usz
4. ki-a-am# isz-pur-am
5. i-na# qa2#-be-e-ka _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti
6. a-na {d}da#-gan#-ra-bi ad-di-in
7. i-na#-an#-na# {disz}{d}da#-gan-ra-bi ki-a-am# isz-pur-am
8. [um-ma szu]-u2-ma [(x)] x e-li e-mu-qi2-ia ka-as,-ra
9. [ki]-a-am isz#-pur#-am# LU _gu4 u4_-ma-am# an#-ni-a-am# szu-up-ra-am
10. u3 asz-szum# _gu4# hi#-a_ {disz}{d}da-gan-ra#-bi
11. ki#-a-am# isz#-pur#-am um-ma szu-u2-ma
12. i-na# _gu4 hi-a_-ia 4(disz) _gu4_ is-su2-qu2-u2-ma
13. a-na# _gu4# apin#_-ka# it-ta-ad-di-nu
14. u3 {d}marduk-mu-dam-mi-iq ki-a-am isz-pur-am
15. um-ma szu-ma i-na 4(disz) _gu4 nig2-szu_ {d}da-gan-ra-bi
16. u3 2(disz) _gu4 nig2-szu_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu i-na 6(disz) _gu4 hi-a_
17. sza id-di-nu-nim 4(disz) _gu4_ x sza LU x wa-ar-ka
18. [x (x)] x x ki#-a-am isz#-pur-am
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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: AbB 12, 16

    [vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 096979
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0033

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-07-03 at 10:31:02 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510541.
AbB 12, 016 artifact entry (No. P510541). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510541 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510541 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {AbB 12, 016 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510541},
}

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