AbB 12, 020 (P510545)

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 097069

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. _lu2_ eb-bu-tum sza szu-ut-_sipa{ki}-mesz_
5. t,e4-em-szu-nu u2-te-er-ru-nim-ma
6. u3 ki-a-am iq-bu-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma
7. _2(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur {gesz}ba-ri2-ga_
8. a-na _al-du3_-szu li-id-di-isz-szum
9. _4(u) sze gur zi-ga kislah_
10. _szuku# e2_ sza a-di _iti# szu-numun#-a_ LI#-x [(x)]
11. ki-a-am iq-bu-nim
12. _nig2-ka9_ e-pu-usz-ma
reverse
1. a-na _3(gesz2) sze gur al-du3_-ka
2. mi-im#-[ma] u2-ul i-szu
3. ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am#
4. ta-am-ma-ru
5. a-na babila2{ki}
6. al-kam-ma
7. a-wa-tam# an-ni-tam
8. ap-la-an-ni

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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, 20

    [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 097069
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0123

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-01-28 at 15:30:58 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-07-04 at 02:38:51 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, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510545.
AbB 12, 020 artifact entry (No. P510545). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510545 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510545 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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