AbB 12, 005 (P510530)

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 097128

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] dingir-szu-ib-ni
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma {d}na-bi]-um#-na-s,i-ir-ma
4. [sze-a-am] a-na _al-du3_-e-ka
5. {disz}[{d}x]-ra#?-bi il-qe2-a-am-ma
6. a-na ma#-ah-ri-ka it-ta-al-kam
7. _a-sza3_ pi2-ha-ti-ka szu-ta-ak-szi-id-ma
8. ne-me-et-tam la ta-ra-asz-szi
9. asz-szum dingir-szu-ib-ni sza-pir zimbir{ki}
10. sza ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma#
11. _1(disz) gu4_ ar-ki-a a-na _gu4_ ki-ma _gu4_ pu-uh2-hi
12. ad-di-in-szum-ma _1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)_ id-di-nam#
13. ka-ni-ik szi-ma-tim nu-usz-te-zi-ib# [(x)]
14. i-na-an-na dingir-szu-ib-ni sza-pir zimbir#[{ki}]
15. um-ma szu-ma _gu4_-ka u2-ta-ar-ra-ak-ku#
16. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
17. {disz}dingir-szu-ib#-ni# szu-a-ti u2-qe2-er-ri#-bu#-nim-ma
18. ki-a-am aq-bi-szum i-qa2-ab-bu-ma#
19. _gu4_ ar-ki-a a-na _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
20. id-di-nu-ni-ik-ku
reverse
1. u3 ka-ni-ik szi-ma-tim ta-ad-di-in
2. mi-nu-u2 a-wa-tum-ma da-ba-ba-am tu-sze-er-szi
3. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni sza-pir zimbir{ki}
4. um-ma szu-ma a-na-ku u3 dingir-szu-ib-ni ARAD-ka
5. _gu4_ ki-ma _gu4_ nu-up-te-eh-ma
6. ka-ni-ik szi-ma-tim nu-usz-te-<<TE>>-zi-ib
7. _gu4_ sza el-qu2-u2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ma-ah-ri-ia isz-sza#-[ak]-na#
8. ri-ik-sa-ti-ia u2-ul e-en-ni an-ni-tam iq-bi#
9. asz-szum# _2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-da-mi-iq
10. _n [n] GAN2 a-sza3_ la te-pu-szu _ku3-babbar_ e-se-ri-im-ma
11. [szu-bu-lim?] sza# ta-asz-pu-ra-am
12. [x x x x] _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti
13. [x x x x] szu#-ud#-du-nim a-wa-tam ap-ta-qi2-id
14. [...] x-ti#-ka#
15. [...] ARAD#-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _ugula gidri_
16. [x] x _a-sza3_ x [x x x (x)] u2-da-an-ni-na-am-ma
17. usz#-ta-bi-lam asz-szum sze-e _szuku#_-ka sza _mu 4(disz)-kam_
18. sza i-na qa2-ti ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _ugula gidri_ szu-ud-du-nim
19. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am i-nu-ma ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum szu-u2
20. a-na babila2{ki} i-il-la-kam
21. tup-pa-ka szu-bi-lam _ugula gidri_ szu-a-ti li-x x x
22. [sze-e] _szuku_-ka li-sza-li-mu-ka

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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: AbB 12, 5

    [vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 097128
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0182

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
2019-01-28 at 15:27:47 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-07-03 at 08:10:13 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510530.
AbB 12, 005 artifact entry (No. P510530). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510530 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510530 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {AbB 12, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510530},
}

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