CT 04, pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 (P355749)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078176 + BM 139968

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Letter

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Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. ki-ma be-li2 at-ta ti-du-u2
2. i-nu-ma {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki}
3. i-na ha-li-is, su-hi{ki} wa-asz-bu
4. {disz}zi-im-ri-e-ed-da _dumu_ da-du-ra-bi
5. a-na ah-hi-szu _dumu-mesz_-szu u3 _dumu-mesz_ ni-szi _dingir_-szu isz-pu-ru-ma
6. ma-tam usz-ba-al-ki-tu ki-ma sza-pa-ri-szu-ma
7. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la-ma ma-tam!(NA) usz-ba-la-ak-ka-tu
8. {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu _dumu_ na-ap-su-nu-{d}da-ra pi2-ri-isz-ta-szu
9. u3 pi2-ri-isz-ti _dumu-mesz_-szu sze-mu-u2
10. [i-na] sza-ap-ti-szu ki-a-am isz-sza-ki-in um-ma szu-ma
11. szum#-ma a-hi _i7_ buranun gu-ul-gu-ul-la-tim la u2-ma-al-li
12. u3 ka-bu-ut _ansze-kur-ra_ ma#-la# qa2-ne2#-e la uz-zi-iz
13. da-ba-ab-szu an-ni-a-am sza i-na _u4_-mi-szu id-bu#-bu
14. {disz}ia-di-ri _dumu_ is-si-{d}da-gan u3 6(disz) _erin2 dumu-mesz_ ha-na-at{ki}
15. sza da-ba-ba-am an-ni-a-am i-na sza-ap-ti-szu isz-mu-u2
16. a-na zi-im-ri-ha-na-ta _ugula mar-tu_ iq-bu-u2
17. {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-na-ta _ugula mar-tu_ da-ba-ba-am szu-a-tu
18. a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki} ub-lam
19. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki} isz-pu-ur
20. {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu szu-a-tu u3 szi-bi-szu il-qu2-nim
21. isz-tu da-ba-bu szu-u2 i-na pu-uh2-ri ub-ti-ir-ru
22. a-na _e2_ {d}ia-ab-li-ia a-na bu-ur2-ri il-qu2-szu-nu-ti
23. isz-tu i-na _e2_ {d}ia-ab-li-ia da-ba-ba an-ni-a u2-ki-in-nu
24. a-wi-lum {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-tim ip-qi2-is-su2
25. _u4_-ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ i-pa-as-su2#-ma# [a]-wa#-tum szi-na
26. be-li2 ka-ta u2-ul# [ik]-szu#-da-nim
27. a-na# te-mi-iq LI# x x x x ni-szi
28. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am i-na ki-li-szu u2-sze-s,i-szu-ma
29. isz-tu _u4_-um u2-s,u2-u2 i-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi la ma-li-i
30. {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu u3 ia-si-im-ad-da-szu-nu
31. pa-ni _dumu-mesz_ zi-im-ri-e-ed-da _dumu-mesz_ ni-isz _dingir_-szu-nu
32. u3 _erin2_ ah-la-mi-i is,-ba-tu-nim-ma ma-tam usz-ta-ad-du-u2
33. ki-ma da-ba-bu an-nu-u2 i-na babila2{ki}
34. ma-har be-li2-ia ka-ta i-ti-qu2
35. be-li2 at-ta a-na gu-um-mu-ri-szu-nu#
36. tup-pi2 szar-ri tu-sza-bi-lu# [...]
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1. ki-ma ik-ke-el-li tup-pi2 szar-ri isz-mu-u2
2. a-na hi-t,i-szu-nu kab-tim sza i-du-u2
3. _iri{ki}_-szu-nu id-du-u2-ma a-na ma-at ma2-ri2{ki} it-ta-bi-tu
4. i-na-an-na gi-isz-pe2-er-rum sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka
5. u2-te-er-ra-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma
6. [i]-na# _dumu#-mesz#?_ ha-na-at{ki} it-tu-ru-nim
7. [{disz}]zi#-im-ri-ha-am-mu# u3 ia-si-im-ad-da-szu-nu
8. [x] ta#-is-su2-nu u2-ul u2-te#-er ta-i-is-su2-nu szi-i-ma
9. a-na# sza i-na pa-ni hi-t,i-szu-nu ih-li-qu2 in-na-bi-tu
10. u2-ul isz-hu-tu u2-ul i-du-ru da-ba-ab-szu-nu-ma
11. i-na da-ba-bi-szu-nu um-ma szu-nu-ma
12. a-na da-ba-bi an-ni-i u2-ul ta-asz-ta-al-la-a
13. i-na babila2{ki} a-na du-um-mu-qi2-ku-nu mi-nu qi2-isz-ta-ku-nu
14. u3 ni-a-ti sza a-na hi-t,i tu-ka-al-la-ni-a-ti
15. ma-an-nu mi-na-ni il-qe2
16. i-na da-ba-bi-szu-nu u3 ma-gal szi-it-mu-ri-szu-nu an-ni-i
17. ma-am-ma-an i-ra-as-su2-nu la tu-ur2#-ri
18. pi2-i-szu-nu a-[szar] isz#-te-en isz-ku-nu-ma
19. ki-ma <<BI.RI>> pi2-ri-isz-ti-szu-nu la sze-me-e
20. qa2-ti _e2_ a-bi-ni i-na pu-uh2-ri it-ta-as2-hu
21. i-na-an-na sza-ad-da-aq-dam i-na esz-sze-tim
22. _bara2_ sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka sza i-na i-te-e su-mu-{d}da-gan
23. u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ ba-ah-li-dingir szu-nu-ti
24. a-na ba-aq-ri la ra-sze-e [sza]-ak-nu
25. a-na tu-uk-ku-ul-ti an-nu-u2-tim ha-al-qu2-tim
26. sza isz-tu ma2-ri2{ki} i-tu-ru-nim
27. {disz}gi-mil-{d}marduk a-ha-szu {disz}ia-asz-di-ha-am-mu
28. u2-na-<<NA>>-ah-i-id isz-pu-ur-szu-nu-szi-im
29. pi2-i-szu-nu a-szar isz-te-en isz-ku-nu-ma
30. _bara2_ sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka u2-sza-al-pi2-tu
31. u3 i-ta-a u2-na-ak-ki-ru
32. be-el-ni li-isz-te-sze-ra-an-ni-a-ti
33. ha-al-qu2-tum e-pi2-isz ha-t,i-tim
34. li-ta-am i-na mu-uh2-hi-ni la i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma
35. [sze-am?] ni#-na-ad-di-na-ma i-na pa-ni-szu-nu la ni-it-ta-la-ak
36. [ki-ma {d}]utu u3 {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka
37. [uz]-na#-ni a-na be-li-ni ka-ta i-ba-asz-szi-a
38. [szu]-um# be-li-ni ba-ni-a i ni-iz-ku-ur-ma
39. ba-i-szu li-ba-sza-an-ni-a-ti
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1. ma-har {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk a-na be-li-ni ka-ta i ni-ik#-ru#-ub#

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: CT 4, 1-2

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Charpin, OBO 160/4, p. 359

    [Charpin2004OBO160/4] Charpin, Dominique. 2004. “Histoire Politique Du Proche-Orient Amorrite (2002-1595).” In Annäherungen 4: Mesopotamien. Die Altbabylonische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger, Walther Sallaberger, and Markus Wäfler, 23–480. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/4. Fribourg: Academic Press.

  • history: AbB 2, 88

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: Charpin, RA 105, 052,

    [sec91533] N.d.

  • history: Powell, JAOS 116, 267,

    [sec91535] N.d.

  • history: Soden, BiOr 24, 334-335,

    [sec91536] N.d.

  • history: Streck, BiOr 54, 144,

    [sec91537] N.d.

  • history: AbB 13, 60

    [vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 078176 + BM 139968
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0005

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-06-27 at 03:33:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 04, Pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355749.
CT 04, pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 artifact entry (No. P355749). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355749 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355749 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 01-02, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355749},
}


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