AbB 12, 053 (P510577)

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 097310

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-wi-il-dingir-ma {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
4. a-nu-um sza u2-na-i-du-ka
5. um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma ki-ma e-re-bi-ka
6. _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-wi-li-im u2-su-uh
7. _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-wi-li-im
8. u2-ul ta-su-uh u3 _ku3-babbar masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
9. di-in {d}utu e-pe2-szum a-nu-um
10. sza te-pu-szu szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti
11. a-wi-li-im a-di-ni la ta-na-sa-ah
12. _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-<wi>-lim u2-su#-uh
13. u3 t,e4-em-ka ar-hi-isz
14. szu-up-ra-am
reverse
1. u3 sza-pi2-il-ti _ku3-babbar_
2. sza i-na qa-ti-ka i-ri-hu
3. _1(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ a-na ma-ma-an
4. ba-lu-ia la tu-szi-s,i2
5. _1(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ tu-szi-s,i2-ma
6. a-pa-li-ia u2-ul te-le-i
7. u3 szi-mu-um u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma
8. u2-ul at-ta-al-kam
9. {disz}i-lu-{d}utu szi-ma-am
10. sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
11. i-la-qe3-a-ma a-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi
12. i-la-kam u3 a-na-ku ri-isz e-ri-ib-ti
13. sza i-ru-ba-am u2-qa2
14. szum-ma szi-mu-um
left
1. im-ta-aq-tam
2. ar-hi-isz
3. at-ta-la-kam
4. sza ar-hi-isz
5. at-lu-ki-im
6. i-na qa-ti-ia#
7. s,a-ab-ta-ku#

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, 53

    [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 097310
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0364

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
2018-07-05 at 08:29:30 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510577.
AbB 12, 053 artifact entry (No. P510577). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510577 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510577 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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