CT 33, pl. 20, BM 097098 (P479388)

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 097098

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 {d}nanna-in-du8
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma uq-nu-um-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. i-nu-u2-ma a-na zimbir{ki}
6. pa-ni-ka a-na a-la-ki ta-asz-ku-na-am
7. a-na-ku u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ tu-ka-bi-ta-an-ni#-a-ti
8. mi-nam ni-iq-bi-kum
9. um-ma ni-nu-u2-ma
10. a-na s,e-ri-ka a-na _a-sza3_-im s,a-ba#-tim#
11. ni-la-ka ki-a-am ta-pu-la-na-a-ti
12. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
13. a-na ah-hi-ia
reverse
1. sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-nu-da_
2. a-ma-ra-ku-nu-szi-im
3. u3 a-na _sze_-im a-na hi-sze-eh-ti-ku-nu
4. a-az-za-ku-nu-szi-im
5. a-[nu]-um#-ma si2-ia-tum _nu-banda3_
6. ni#-tar#-da-ak-kum
7. [2(disz) _gin2] ku3#-babbar_ u3 e-em x
8. x x i-ri-szu-ka la ta-ka-la
9. ka-ni-ka-am szu-zi-ib
10. u3 a-na a-hi-ia _3(ban2) kasz_
11. i-di-in
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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 33, pl. 20, BM 97098

    [King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 175

    [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 097098
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0152

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-01-28 at 15:55:53 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 03:02:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-02-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard; Hunger, Hermann CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 33, Pl. 20, BM 097098 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479388.
CT 33, pl. 20, BM 097098 artifact entry (No. P479388). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479388 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 20, BM 097098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479388 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 20, {BM} 097098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479388},
}

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