AbB 12, 009 (P510534)

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 097238

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 be-[li2-ia]
2. qi2#-bi2#-ma#
3. um-ma dingir-szu-ib-ni-ma#
4. _gu4-apin hi-a_ sza be-li2-ia [sza]-al#-mu
5. ki-ma be-li2 i-du-u2
6. {disz}u-bar-{d}na-bi-um# _lu2-nimgir_
7. _sza3 nimgir erin2 ka2 e2-gal#-mesz_
8. sza ina qi2-bi-it _e2-gal_
9. i-na _abul-mesz_ zimbir{ki} asz-bu-ma
10. _ka2_ u2-sa-an-na-qu2
11. i-nu-ma _{gesz}apin hi-a_ sza _iri{ki}_ [(x) (x)]
12. u2-sza-as,-s,a-ra-ma la u2-x-[x]-x-u2
13. [{disz}]u-bar#-rum-{d}na-bi-um-ma
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u2-mi-[...]
2'. {disz}u-bar-{d}na-bi-um szu#-u2
3'. 1(disz) sag-ARAD a-ta-ar-tam
4'. sza _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu-ma [(x)]
5'. 4(disz) at-hu-u2 qa2-du-usz-szu
6'. a-na _ku3-babbar_-im id-di-nu-ma
7'. 1(disz) a-hu-szu sza i-na babila2#[{ki}]
8'. ma-har a-wi-lim a-bi _erin2_ i-da-ab-bu#-bu#
9'. _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-am il-qe2
10'. u3 szu-nu _5(disz)-ta-am3_ il-qu2-u2
11'. i-na-an-na u-bar-rum-{d}na-bi-um szu-a-ti
12'. a-na babila2#{ki} a-na ma-har a-wi-lim a-[bi] _erin2_
13'. usz-te-lu-ni-isz-szu
14'. be-li2 ki-ma ra-bu-ti a-na a-wi-lim a-bi _erin2_
15'. li#-iq#-bi-ma da-ba-ab#-szu li#?-in-na-me-[er]
16'. u3 ki-ma a-hu-szu ra-bu#-[um x (x)]-bu
17'. _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ li#-[...]
18'. be-li2 a-wi-lam a-bi# [_erin2_ ...]
19'. li-isz-i x [...]
20'. li#-il#-qe2#?-[szu-ma?]
left
1. li#-isz-te-bi-ir-szu-ma a-na pi2-ha-[ti-szu]
2. li#-it-ta-al-kam be-li2 at-ta al-kam#

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 12, 9

    [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 097238
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0292

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
2018-07-03 at 08:53:26 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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510534.
AbB 12, 009 artifact entry (No. P510534). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510534 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510534 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {AbB 12, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510534},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510534},
}

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