CT 52, 003 (P481752)

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 080373

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-di-AN qi2-bi2#-ma#
2. um#-ma ri-isz-{d}szu-bu-la#-ma#
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da3-ri-isz u4#-mi
4. a-di#-AN li#-ba-al#-li-t,u2
5. ki-ma a-di-AN isz-pur#-am
6. _kislah_ sza _dumu-mesz_ it-ti-{d}en-lil2-qi2-in-ni
7. a-na i-di _kislah_ sza er-re-szi-tim-ma
8. a-na-ad-di
9. u3 ki-ma na-sa-ka-am
10. ak-ta-am-su2
11. _gu4-hi-a_ sza {iri}pu-usz{ki}
12. [a]-na pu-usz{ki} a-x-[x-x]
13. [x] szu? _gu4-hi-a_ [x] x x x x
reverse
1. _u4#-3(disz)-kam_ u2-ra-ak-ma
2. _1(disz) gu4 2(ban2) duh duru5-ta-am3_
3. u2-sza-ka-al-szu#-nu-ti
4. asz-szum gi-ri _{gesz}mar-gid2-da-hi-a_
5. sza um-ma a-di-AN-ma gi-ir-rum
6. szum-ma i#-sza-ar _gu4-hi-a_
7. ki-ma# x x szu-nu-ma
8. _gesz#-mar-gid2#-da#_ a-na mi-nam-{d}suen x
9. li#-it-ba#-lu-nim
10. sza# [a-di]-AN# isz-pur#-am
11. gi#-ir#-[rum] a-na _{gesz}mar-gid2-da#_
12. [x x x] x x _gu4-hi#-[a_ ...]
13. x x x x [...]
14. [x]-ma x x x [...]
left
1. asz-szum _gu4-hi-a_ da-i-szu-ti
2. a-ma-ri-ia a-di-AN isz-pur-am
3. lu-usz-ta-a-al-ma t,e4-ma-am
4. a-na a-di-AN lu-usz-pu-ra-[am]

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 52, 3

    [Walker1976CT52] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1976. Old Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 52. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 7, 3

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080373
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0512

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-08-11 at 08:31:09 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481752.
CT 52, 003 artifact entry (No. P481752). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481752 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481752 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481752},
}

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