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CT 44, 51 (P345556)

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 078283

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 a-bi-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma _{d}iszkur_-na-s,i#-[ir-ma]
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-[ia da]-ri#-isz u4-mi
5. a-bi li-ba#-[al-li]-t,u2
6. asz-szum at-ta-de-e [x-x-x]-im-[x-x]
7. _u4 5(disz)-kam_ se-ke-ri-im
8. sza a-bi isz-pur-am
9. pi2-ha-at me-eh-ri-im an-[ni-im]
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
reverse
1. mu#-u2 ik-bi-tu-nim-ma
2. asz-pu-ur-ma
3. at-ta-da-am wa-ar-ki-a-am
4. sza li-ib-bu ma-AG?-na-[x]
5. isz-tu _u4 2(disz)-kam_ is-ZE?-ek-ru#-szu
6. isz-tu is-ki-ru#-szu
7. szi-ba-[x]-IB?-[x-x-x]
8. i-na [x-x-x-x-x]
9. DI?-ma-am a-na [x-x-x-x-x]-nu
10. a-na {iri}a-ta-szum#{ki}
11. ni-il-la-ak-ma
12. pi2-tam szu-a-ti ni-se#-ki-ir-ma
13. t,e4-ma-am a-na a-bi-ia
14. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-am

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 44, 51

[Pinches1963CT44] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1963. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 44. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AbB 1, 127

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078283
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0140

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-02-23 at 12:16:35	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2019-01-29 at 04:31:25	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2018-12-19 at 01:27:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	de Ridder, Alba		CDLI	approved
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78283)
The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-140)

Notes

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“CT 44, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556.

CT 44, 51 artifact entry (No. P345556). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556 (Original work published 2006)

CT 44, 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556},
}

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ER  -

“CT 44, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556.

CT 44, 51 artifact entry (No. P345556). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556 (Original work published 2006)

CT 44, 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345556
LB  - CDLI:P345556
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - CT 44, 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345556
ER  -

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