CT 50, 071 (P212977)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054318

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (purchase and maintenance of one slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1/2(asz@c) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_]
2'. isz-te4
3'. ma-ba-lum-{d}da-gan
4'. im-hur
5'. en-ma
6'. qu3-ra-dum
reverse
1. a-na u2-ta2-ah
2. e3-qa2-bi
3. at-ta2 _ARAD2_
4. ta2-sa-am-ma
5. a-na-ku8 6(disz) _mu_
6. ki-is,-ri-su
7. [...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (purchase and maintenance of one slave)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: CT 50, 71

    [Sollberger1972CT50] Sollberger, Edmond. 1972. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 50. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: FAOS 19, Si 1

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: ASJ 12, p.261-269, p. 263-264

    [Westhuizen1990letters] Westhuizen, Jasper P. van der. 1990. “Seven More Old Akkadian Letters.” Acta Sumerologica 12: 261–69.

  • citation: Foster, RAI 23, p. 32 [1977],

    [sec24103] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 054318
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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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 50, 071 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212977.
CT 50, 071 artifact entry (No. P212977). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212977 (Original work published 1970)
CT 50, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212977 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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