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CT 52, 058 (P481806)

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 080870

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}]nanna#-in-du8 qi2-bi2-ma
2. [um-ma] {d}iszkur-szar-rum-<<ma>> a-hu-ka-ma
3. [{d}utu] u3 il-ka li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
4. asz-szum t,e4-em ki-si-im sza ni-li-kam
5. ki-su-um i-na qa2-ti e-ka-li-im
6. bu-ra-at u3 a-wi-lu-u2
7. i-na nu-pa-ri-im ka-lu-u2
8. u3 ma-ar szi-ip-ri t,e4-ma-am
9. sza-tu i-mu-ru a-na be-li-szu-nu
10. t,e4-ma-am sza-tu na-szu-<<nu>>
11. {disz}szar-ru-um sza ni-li-ka-szu
12. ki-a-am i-pu-la-ni-a-ti
reverse
1. um-ma szu-u2-ma
2. a-wi-lu-u2 szu-nu il-li-ku-ni-im-ma
3. a-di# ma-ti ma-ha-s,i2-im
4. it#-ta#-al-ku# a-nu-um-ma
5. [x x x x] _ugula# dam-gar3_
6. [x x x x x] usz-ta-bi-lu-ni-im
7. [x x x] x x x x UD tum
8. [x x x x] TU szu-ta-ak-LIM-ma
9. [...] NI? TE IM?
10. [x x x x x] UD tum
11. [x x] x x li#-tu
12. [x x] x i? ni-bi-it
13. [x x x] x ZU u2
left
column 1
1. [x x x] x x
2. [x] x [x] x x DI
3. [...]
column 2
1. szi-ip-ka-tim
2. ma-la szi-ip-<ka>-tim
3. [a-hu]-um# ma-la a-hi-im isz-[ta-na]-ap-pa-ak#
4. asz-szum mi-ni-im bi-it-ku-nu u2-ba-ZE2-hu

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 52, 58

[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, 58

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080870
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1009

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2022-06-13 at 15:47:36	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80870)
The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1009)

Notes

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“CT 52, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806.

CT 52, 058 artifact entry (No. P481806). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806},
}

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“CT 52, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806.

CT 52, 058 artifact entry (No. P481806). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481806
LB  - CDLI:P481806
M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - CT 52, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481806
ER  -

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