AbB 12, 036 (P510560)

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 097334

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]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma be-el-ta-ni#-ma#
4. {d}i-szar-ki-di-SU u3 {d}ma-mi ka-la-tum
5. asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
6. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
7. u3 {d}utu sza mah-ri-szu wa-asz-ba-a-ta
8. a-na na#-s,a#-ri#-ka# a-ia i-gu
9. isz-ti-isz#-[szu szi-ni-szu?] x _hi-a_
10. u2-ul tu-sza-bi#-la#-[am]
11. u3 am-sza-li _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. i-nu-ma ta-al-li-kam
reverse
1. u2-ul ta-ad-di-na-am
2. a-na a-wi-il-tim {disz}be-el-ta-ni
3. dumu-[munus x] x ra _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam
4. a-na ra-ma-[ni]-ka# _1(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_
5. ka-an-kam a-na x x-nim-ma# szu-bi-lam
6. u3 asz-szum t,e4-mi-im sza tu-up-szi-ki#-im!(NIM)
7. s,u2-ha-ar-tam!(TUM) tup-pa-am an-ni-a-am
8. u2-ul u2-sza-bi-la-kum
9. na-ka-ar-tam u2-sza-bi-la-kum# [(x)]
10. s,i-bu-tum mi-im-ma im-qu2#-[ta-ni]
11. a-na ki-a-x [...]

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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, 36

    [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 097334
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0388

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
2018-07-04 at 08:46:41 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510560.
AbB 12, 036 artifact entry (No. P510560). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510560 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510560 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510560},
}


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