CT 43, 020 (P313310)

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 017143

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
  beginning broken
1'. um#-ma x-[...-ma]
2'. {d}utu u3 {d}amar#-[utu ...]
3'. li-ba-al#-li#-t,u2#-[ku-nu-ti]
4'. lu sza-al-ma-tu-nu lu [ba-al-t,a-tu]-nu
5'. lu da-ri-a-tu#-nu#
6'. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ku-nu s,i#-bu#-tam# [a]-ia# ir-szi
7'. a-na szu-ul-mi-ku-nu asz-pur#-[am]
8'. asz-szum _sze_-im u3 _ku3-babbar_-[im]
9'. a-na _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz#_ [...]
10'. _duh duru5_ a-na# [...]
11'. ku-ul-li#-[im]
reverse
1. [{d}]amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
2. [a-na] be-li2-ia iq-bi-i-ma
3. [i-na] qa2#-be2-e be-li2-ia asz-pur-ak-ku-nu-szi#-[im]
4. u3 _ra2-gaba_ it-ta-al-kam ku-nu-szi-im
5. _sze#_-am# u3 _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma i-mi-it-ti
6. [u3 szu]-me-lim
7. [...] x-lim
8. [...] x x
9. [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 43, 20

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo H. 1963. Old-Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 43. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 20

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017143
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0259

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-08-20 at 14:01:36 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:14:36 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:13:59 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:03:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:02:14 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 43, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313310.
CT 43, 020 artifact entry (No. P313310). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313310 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P313310 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 020 artifact entry},
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}

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