CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 (P313374)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 016845 & BM 016845A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
1. a-na _dumu-mesz# [...] dumu {d}marduk_-na#-[s,i-ir]
tablet
obverse
1. a-na _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-_{d}suen_
2. _dumu {d}marduk_-na-s,i-ir
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am-ma
5. i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia
6. asz-szum pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza te-re-hu-u2 s,a-ba-tim#
7. u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_
8. sza a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,u2-u2
9. le-qe2-A-em-ma
10. a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ a-la-ki-im
11. isz#-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum
12. t,up#-pi2 be-li2-ia sza isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum
13. 1(disz) _na#-asz-bar_ il-qi2-a-am-ma
14. a-na ma-ah-ri-ka it-ta-al-kam
15. ki-ma i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia
16. isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum
reverse
1. pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza te-re-hu-u2
2. s,a-ab-tam
3. u3 ka#-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_
4. sza a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,u2-u2
5. li-qi2-a-am-ma
6. i-na _iti ziz2#-a u4 2(u) kam_
7. a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ si2-in-qa2-am
8. 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ ma-t,u2-u2 a-na pa-ni la <i>-pa-ri-ik
9. a-na a-da-an isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum
10. tu-la-ba-da-am-ma
11. pa-nu-ka u2-ul ib-ba-ab#-ba-lu

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 43, 84

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo H. 1963. Old-Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 43. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 84

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: CT 52, 188

    [Walker1976CT52] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1976. Old Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 52. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016845 & BM 016845A
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0381

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:47:00 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-11-04 at 13:50:51 Johnson, J. Cale Atf de Ridder, Alba CDLI approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313374.
CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 artifact entry (No. P313374). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313374 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313374 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313374},
}

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