Iraq 41, 138 48 (P523858)

Letter tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

BCM 0068-074

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na# li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}nin-si4-an-na
5. li#-ba#-al-li-t,u3-ka
6. asz-szum t,e-e-em _a-sza3_-lim
7. sza# ta-asz-ta-na-pa-[ru]-u2
8. t,e#?-ma-am an-ni-a-am
9. GA-ri-a-am u2-ul pa-at,-ra-ak
10. u3 da-s,a-tim-ma-mi
11. ki-ma sza AB#?-su2-ti-ma
reverse
1. i-ta-na-ap-pa-la-a-ni
2. a-na a-ah-ha-bi-ia
3. ad-da-na-ab-bu-ub-ma-mi
4. u3 szu-nu da-s,a#-tim-ma
5. i-ta-na-ap-pa#-lu
6. asz!-pu!-ur-ma-mi
7. a-na ah-hi a-bi-ka
8. _dub-ba_ da-an-na-am
9. li-qi2-a-am
10. asz-szum _geme2 hi-a_ sza um-mi-a-ni
11. szum-ma-mi ih-li-qam2
12. a-na _e2-gal_ i-ru-ub-ma
13. szar-ra-am lu-um-mi-id
14. asz-szum _a-sza3_-lim
15. sza ba-ab {d}nin-i3-si-in#-[na]
left
1. sza#-pi-ir-ka# mu-hu-ur#-ma
2. _dub#-ba_ a-na {disz}PI-ir-ti li-qi2-a
envelope
obverse
1. a-na li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
seal 1
1. {d}nin-si4-an-na
2. u3 {d}kab-ta

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Iraq 41 (pp. 121-140), 138 48

    [George1979Iraq41] George, Andrew R. 1979. “Cuneiform Texts in the Birmingham City Museum.” Iraq 41: 121–40.

  • history: AbB 10, 57

    [Kraus1985AbB10] Kraus, Fritz R. 1985. Briefe Aus Kleineren Westeuropäischen Sammlungen. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 10. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BCM 0068-074
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-06 at 09:43:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Iraq 41, 138 48 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2021. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523858.
Iraq 41, 138 48 artifact entry (No. P523858). (2021, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523858
Iraq 41, 138 48 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523858 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {Iraq 41, 138 48 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523858},
}

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