AbB 01, 059 (P509373)

Letter tablet 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 012839

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}suen-i-din#-[nam]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma {d}en-lil2-sza-du-u2-ni#-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar#-utu a-na da-ri-a-tim#
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-u2-ka
6. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _a2?-gal2? dumu# um-mi#-a-mesz_
7. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um#-ma# szu-u2-ma#
8. {disz}sa-am-su-ba-ah-li sza-pi2-ir ma#-tim#
9. 2(esze3) _GAN2 a-sza3_ s,i-bi#-it# {disz}ku#-un-zu-lum _sza3-gu4_
10. _a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-AG-[ma-lum] _iri_ x x x{ki}
11. sza _{d}utu_-ha-zi-ir# isz#-tu _mu 7(disz)-kam_ id-di-nu-szum
12. u3 i-na _iri_ x TAG{ki} sza-ak-nu id-di-a-am-ma
13. 2(esze3) _GAN2 a-sza3 szuku_ i-li#-ib-bu s,i-bi-it _nagar-mesz_
14. _a-sza3 a-gar3 iri_ ra-bu-um x [...]
15. x x x x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x x [...]
2'. [x x] x [...]
3'. [x x] x s,i-bi-it _giri3#-se3#-ga#_
4'. [x x] x x x-ir ub-lam
5'. in-na#-me-er-ma
6'. x _[a-sza3_ s,i]-bi-it ku-un-zu-lum
7'. _a-[sza3 a-gar3_ na-AG]-ma-lum _iri GAN2_ x x{ki}
8'. a-na# sa-am#-[su]-ba-ah-la# x x li IG? BU
9'. mi-im-ma _a-sza3_ s,i-bi-it# _nagar-mesz_
10'. u2-ul na#-di-isz-szum
11'. a-na ki-ma i-na# _dub# e2-gal_-lim
12'. sza {d}utu-ha-zi-ir ub-lam in-na-am-ru
13'. asz-t,u3-ra-am _dub#_ usz#-ta#-bi#-la-kum
14'. a-wa-tim sza ma-ah-hi-rum u2-lam-ma-du-u2-ma
15'. asz-szum _e2-gal_-lim la lum-mu-di# [...]
16'. _dub_-pi2 u2-sza-ab-ba-x [...]
17'. x ti u2-ul a-ga-am-ma-[...]
18'. u2-ul a-sza-ap-pa-[...]
left
1. [at]-ta# ki-ma ti-du-u2 wa-ar-ka-as-su2 pu-ru-us [x x ...]

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: AbB 1, 59

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 012839
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0031

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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
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-08-03 at 13:33:19 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-02-13 at 12:16:42 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:47:18 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-11 at 12:41:24 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:43:56 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 15:24:47 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:50:41 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:49:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:49:18 Johnson, J. Cale Atf de Ridder, Alba CDLI approved View
2018-11-12 at 12:09:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Kokken, Martijn CDLI approved View
2018-05-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 01, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509373.
AbB 01, 059 artifact entry (No. P509373). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509373 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 01, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509373 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 01, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509373},
}


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