CT 29, pl. 17, BM 012819 (P365952)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 012819

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma a-wi-il-dingir _sag-ARAD_-ka-ma
3. asz-szum _i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2
4. sza be-li2 he-ri-a-sza iq-bu-u2
5. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _sag-ARAD_ be-li2-ia
6. _sahar hi-a_ isz-du-ud-ma
7. _4(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 sahar hi-a i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2
8. _erin2-mesz iri didli-bi{ki}_ sza i-na _gu2 i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2
9. i-ba-asz-szu-u2
10. _sahar hi-a_ ka-sza-da-am u2-ul i-le-hu-u2
11. _iri didli-bi{ki}_ a-hu-tum sza qa2-[ti]-ia#
12. sza i-nu-u2-ma s,i2-bu-ti#
13. _iri didli-bi{ki} gu2 i7_ {d}nin#-gir2#-su-he2-gal2
14. ta-ap-pu-su2#-[nu] i#-[la-ku]
15. a-na ta-ap-pu-tim#
16. a-la-ki-im
reverse
1. a-na {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _sag-ARAD_ be#-[li2-ia]
2. aq-bi-ma
3. u2-ul i-gu-ra-an-ni
4. be-li2 a-na {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _sag-ARAD_ be-[li2]-ia#
5. li-isz-pur-ra-am-ma
6. _iri didli-bi{ki}_ a-hu-tum
7. ta-ap-pu-ti li-il-li-ku
8. _ensi2-mesz_ te-qi2-tam
9. la i-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. u3 _aga-us2-mesz_ i-na ba!(ZI2)-ab ka-re-e
11. la i-za-az-zu
12. be-li2 li-iq-bi-i-ma
13. _sahar hi-a_ li-ik-ka-asz-du

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 29, 17, BM 012819

    [King1910CT 29] King, Leonard W. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 29.

  • history: NABU 2016/093

    [Fiette2016NABU93] Fiette, Baptiste. 2016. “Trois Lettres Écrites À Hammurabi Dans Les Archives de Sin-Iddinam.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016 (4).

  • history: AbB 2, 147

    [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 012819
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-26, 0011

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 14:58:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-08-24 at 03:28:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 29, Pl. 17, BM 012819 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365952.
CT 29, pl. 17, BM 012819 artifact entry (No. P365952). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365952 (Original work published 2007)
CT 29, pl. 17, BM 012819 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365952 (Accessed: February 19, 2025).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365952},
}

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