AbB 12, 031 (P510556)

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 096972

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 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {d}na-bi-um-at-pa-lam ARAD-ka-ma
3. asz-szum sze-e ar-hi-isz la ka-ma-si-im sza be-li2 isz-pur-am
4. sze-e szu-ut-_sipa-mesz_{ki} i-na# za#-re-e-em ka-mi-is
5. sze-e iri-{d}gu-la{ki} a-na zimbir{ki} at-ba-lam
6. i-na _u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ sza _iti NE-NE-gar_ a-na sze-e szu-ut-_sipa-mesz_{ki}
7. pa-sza-ri-im qa2-ti a-sza-ak-ka-an
8. asz#-szum sza um-ma be-li2-ma sza isz-ku-un-{d}en-lil2{ki}
9. i-na pa-ni-ka sze-am am-mi-ni ik-mi-su-nim
10. isz-tu du#-ri-im ma-ti-ma sze-am# i-na pa-ni-ia#
11. u2-ul ik-mi-su-nim {disz}a-pil2-{d}ki-it-tum#
12. _dumu_ hi-IZ-BI-SZI 5(disz) szu-szi _sze gur_ sza# a-na# x [x (x)]
13. u3 i-na zu-mur _iri{ki}_ 2(disz) szu-szi x [...]
14. _iri{ki}_ ka-lu-szu a-na szu-nu-szi-im-ma x [...]
15. isz-tu sze-um a-na ma-asz-ka-nim i-lu-u2
16. _3(u) aga-us2-ta-am3_ i-na ma-ah-ri-szu-nu#
17. u2-ul ip-pa-at,-t,a-ru a-na-ku i-na# _lu2# hun-ga2-mesz#_-ma
18. am-ta-ah-ha-as, i-na pa-ni-ia ki-i#-[x]-x-ka-am
19. asz-szum sze-e hal-hal-la{ki} sza [x x (x)] x x [...]
20. x [x x x x x (x)] x-ni#-isz [...]
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1. a-di# i-na#-an#-na# x [...]
2. sze-e be-li2-ia ki-ma x [...]
3. sze-um sza i-na iri-{d}gu-la#[{ki} ...]
4. ib-ba-szu-u2 _5(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur {gesz#}ban2#_ {gesz#}me-sze-qum#
5. sza a-na zimbir{ki} il-li-kam
6. _1(gesz2) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {gesz}me-sze-qum a-na _al-du3_
7. in-ne-ez-ba-am
8. _szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur {gesz}ban2#_ [{gesz}me]-sze#-qum
9. sza i-na iri-{d}gu-la{ki} ib-ba-szu-[u2 ...]
10. asz-szum tup-pi2 sza a-na ig-mil-{d}suen# [...]
11. szu-bu-lim sza a-na be#-li2#-ia# [x x (x) (x)]
12. asz-pur-am-ma um#-[ma be-li2-ma]
13. tup-pa-am a-na ig-mil-{d}suen# [...]
14. usz-ta-bi-lam tup-pi2 be-li2-ia mi-im#-ma#
15. a-na ig-mil-{d}suen u2-ul il-li-kam
16. tup-pi2 be-li2-ia a-na ig-mil-{d}suen
17. ar-hi-isz li-il-li-kam-ma
18. sze-am lu-ut-ba-lam

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AbB 12, 31

    [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 096972
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0026

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-07-04 at 03:56:21 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510556.
AbB 12, 031 artifact entry (No. P510556). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510556 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510556 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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}

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