CT 52, 047 (P481796)

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 072754

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}marduk-mu-sza-lim
2. {disz}{d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu
3. u3 {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
4. [qi2]-bi2-ma
5. um#-ma am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-ma
6. ki-ma _erin2_ sa-am-ha-ru-u2 _erin2_-um ma-du-um-ma#
7. a-na _ab2-gu4-hi-a u8-udu-hi-a_
8. u3 _erin2_ wa-s,i-it zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum
9. sza-ha-t,i-im
10. a-na li-ib-bu ma-tim i-bi-ru-nim#
11. {lu2}tu-ur-gu-ma-an-num
12. sza isz-tu _e2-hi-a erin2_ ka-asz-szi-i il-li-kam#
13. iq#-[bi-a-am]
14. a-wa#-tum szi-i ta-ki-[it-tum]
15. [lu ti]-di#-a asz-tap-ra#-ak#-[ku-nu-szi-im]
16. [_ka2-gal_ a]-di# {d}utu# la# isz#-qa2#-[a-am]
  rest broken
reverse
1'. sza# i-na# [er]-s,e#-et# [zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum]
2'. u3 _gu2_ id2-zimbir{ki#}
3'. ar-hi-[isz]
4'. a-na li-ib-bu ma-tim# [li-is-su-hu-nim]
5'. u3 _ma2-hi-a_ sza i-[na ...]
6'. u3 _gu2_ {id2}buranun{ki#} [...]
7'. a-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} x [...]
8'. li-im-mi-du#-[szi-na-ti]
9'. _erin2 lu2 kur2_ la i-ka-asz-sza-ad#
10'. lu# nu-uk-ku-da-tu-nu-ma
11'. a-na pi2-ha-at a-lim na-s,a-ri-im
12'. la te-eg-gi-a
13'. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
14'. mu# am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma ab-di-di-e-de3-a_

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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: CT 52, 47

    [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.

  • history: AbB 7, 47

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 072754
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18 AH, 12762

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-05-05 at 07:46:14 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481796.
CT 52, 047 artifact entry (No. P481796). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481796 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481796 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	title = {CT 52, 047 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481796},
}

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