CT 44, 62 (P345567)

Letter tablet 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 080218

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na [x x x x x x]
2. qi2#-bi2#-ma#
3. um#-ma [... x-ma]
4. be-li2 u3 be-el#-ti asz-[szu-mi-ia]
5. da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-[ba-al-li-t,u2-ka]
6. an-nu-u2 sza te#-te#-ep#-[szu ...]
7. a-na-ku u3 at-ta [...]
8. u3 u2-na-ah-[x ...]
9. um-ma a-na-ku-ma [...]
10. ki-ma ta-at-ta [...]
11. uz-ni [...]
12. a-na la [...]
13. u3 ia-ti# [...]
14. sza la [...]
15. sze-am tu-sze [...]
16. ki-[x]-AD?-li-[x ...]
17. a-na pa-ni-ia [...]
18. i-na qa2-ti-ia _ga2-gi4-a{ki}_
reverse
1. li#-mu-ur [x]
2. sza su-ni me-hi-ir-ti-szi-na
3. u2-ba-ah-a-ma
4. a-na# pa-ni ap-pi2-szi-na iz-za-az
5. at-ta _ku3-babbar_ te-el-qe2-e-ma
6. ta-at-ta-la-ak-ki
7. ia-ti a-na bu-uz-zu-i-im
8. i-na qa2-ab-li-[a]-at _ga2-gi4-a{ki}_
9. ta-at-ta-ad-na-an-ni
10. i-na 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. tu-sza-bi-lam
12. ki ia-ti a-as-se-er la _szuku_ [x]
13. la _sig2-ba_ u3 la _i3-ba_ [...]
14. u3 a-na bu-uz-zu-i-[im]
15. ta-na-di-[x ...]
16. i-na-an-na e-t,i-rum asz-tap-ra#-ak#-[x ...]
17. a-na ma-li sza i-na qa2-ti-ka#
18. i-ba-asz-szu-[u2]
19. lu-u2 sze-am lu-u2 _ku3-babbar#_ [x]
20. szu-bi#-lam-ma
left
1. a-wi-il-tam lu-ni-ih-hi u3 me-hi-ir t,up-pi2-ia
2. szu-bu-lam

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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: CT 44, 62

    [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, 138

    [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 080218
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0347

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2019-01-28 at 14:57:37 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:27:11 Johnson, J. Cale Atf de Ridder, Alba CDLI approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 44, 62 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345567.
CT 44, 62 artifact entry (No. P345567). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345567 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 62 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345567 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345567},
}


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