AbB 12, 052 (P510576)

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 097215

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na _{d}suen_-e-ri-ba-[am qi2-bi2]-ma
2. um-ma a-wi-il-_dingir_-ma _{d}[utu_ li]-ba#-al-li-it,-ka
3. sza-al-ma-a-ku 3(disz) szi-ma-am#
4. a-sza-am-ma u2-ul at,-ru-da-kum
5. um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma# it-ti-szu-ma
6. szi-ma-am sza ru-di-im lu#-re-di-i-ma
7. lu-ut-ta-la-ak# i-na e-ri-ib-ti
8. gi-ri-im ma-ah-ri-tim
9. sza i-ru-ba-am szi-ma-am#
10. sza i-ma-qu2-ta-am
11. szum-ma {d}utu it-ba-lam a-sza-ma-am-ma
12. ar-hi-isz at-ta-la-kam
13. di-in _{d}utu_ a-nu-um
14. i-pe2-szum sza te-pu-szu
15. szum-ma a-wi-lum
reverse
1. a-wi-lam-ma la i-de
2. ki-a-am i-pi2-isz a-wi-lum
3. {disz}{mi2}ba-ka-tum <<x>> _siki_
4. u2-ul i-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-ri-isz-ka-ma
5. _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul ta-na-di-szi-im
6. u2-lu-u2-ma _siki_ u2-ul ta-sza-am-szi
7. a-na mi-nim e-te-pu-sza-am
8. an-ni#-a-am# te-te-ne-pi2-isz
9. u3 sze#-[a]-am# sza u2-na-i-du-ka
10. u2-ul# [ta-asz]-pu#-ra-am
11. a-na# [x]-szi#-im-ma ta-asz-ta-ka-an
12. 4(disz) szi-ma-am sza bi-ri-ni
13. a-na {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d}utu a-di-nam
14. _ku3-babbar_ szi-i-im-szi-na
15. sza TE KU u2 _ku3-babbar_-am
16. ma-li _ku3-babbar_-im
left
column 1
1. li-ih-ru-AZ-ma
2. sza#-pi2-il-ti
column 2
1. _ku3-babbar_ ba-am-ta-am
2. li-di-na-kum
3. u3 ga-mi-ir
column 3
1. szi-mi-ka
2. hu-ru-AZ

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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, 52

    [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 097215
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0269

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
2019-01-29 at 01:57:53 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-07-05 at 08:29:03 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, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510576.
AbB 12, 052 artifact entry (No. P510576). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510576 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510576 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510576},
}


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