CT 04, pl. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 (P355831)

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 078691

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. i-nu-ma i-na zimbir{ki} asz-ba#-ku-ma
2. _nig2-ka9 duh duru5_ u3 _kasz_ mi#-[it]-ha#-ri-isz e-pu-szu
3. a-na _ku3-babbar_-ia sza ad-di-[x x] x
4. _duh duru5_ u3 kasz-mah-ha-am# [tu-ki]-il-la-am-ma
5. a-na _nig2-ka9_ am-hu-ur-ka
6. sze-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma isz-te-en u3 sza-ni-i
7. ad-di-in-ma ma-ah-ri-ka a-ku-ul
8. asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka# [esz]-me2#-ma#
9. ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am um-ma at-ta-ma
10. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza u2-pa-ah-hi-ru
11. a-na gi-im-ri-ia at-ta-di-in
12. sza isz-tu i-na-an-na a-di _iti ab-e3_
13. a-ma-ah-ha-ru re-esz-ka u2-ka-al
14. an#-ni-tam ta-aq-bi-a-am
reverse
1. i-na-an-na a-di szi-ni-szu asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam
3. an-ni-tum sza te-pu-szu it-ti-ka ki-i
4. mi-im-mu-ia a-na ga-za-ri-i ta-at-ta-na-ad-di
5. sza sze-am u3 _ku3-babbar#_ ma#-ah-ri-szu i-na-di-nu
6. i-na sa-am-ni-i e-bu-ri u2-sza#-[ad-da-nu]
7. u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ sza a-na _munu4{sar}_ ad-di-nu# [(x) (x)]
8. e-li-ia mi-na-am ti-szu-u2
9. i-na qa2-ti-ka tu-ki-il-ma la ta-ad-di-in#
10. i-na-an-na a-hu-ni ze2-eh-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku
11. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szum-ma
12. a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam
13. u3 _1(asz) gur munu4{sar}_ a-na {d}utu-ba-ni
14. i-di-in-ma a-na sza-qi2-ia re-szi li-ki-il
left
1. a-wa-tam i-dam tu-sza-ar-sza-ma
2. gi-me-er i-si-im-ma-ni-ka u2-pa-ar#-[ra-ak]

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, 36a

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

  • history: AbB 2, 101

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 078691
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0602

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2018-06-28 at 08:21:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-27 at 06:31:24 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. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355831.
CT 04, pl. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 artifact entry (No. P355831). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355831 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355831 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	title = {CT 04, pl. 36, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355831},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355831},
}

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