CT 06, pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 (P385845)

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 080331

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 li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-ba-ni-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. asz-szum dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ ar-ra-bu-um
6. u3 asz-szu-mi-ka el-me-szum
7. iq-bi-a-am-ma
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
9. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni ma-ru-us,-ma
10. u2-ul il-li-kam
11. u3 li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur
12. i-na na-we-e-ma szu-u2
13. ki-a-am a-pu-ul
14. i-na-an-na tup-pi2 i-ri-ba?
15. a#-na li-t,i-ib-li-ib-ba-szu#
16. u3? tup-pi2 el-me-szum
reverse
1. a-na ka-szum
2. a-na babila2{ki}
3. szu-li-i-ka it-ta-s,i-a-am
4. a-wa-a-tim szi-ta-al
5. nu-us-si2-ih-ma
6. a-na 1(u) _u4_-mi
7. szum-ma ne# _munus_ ni-szi-i-ka
8. a-na ki-di-im
9. szum-ma i-na li-ib-bi a-lim-ma
10. a-szar ta-ap-pa-al-la-su2
11. ra-ma-an-ka u3 _munus_ ni-szi-i-ka
12. szu-tap-zi2-ir-ma
13. ar-hi-isz s,i-bi-it t,e4-mi-im
14. lu# ti-szu#

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: CT 6, 28b

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 112

    [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 080331
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0468

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-06-27 at 08:10:45 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 06, Pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385845.
CT 06, pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 artifact entry (No. P385845). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385845 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385845 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 28, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0468 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385845},
}

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