CT 52, 014 (P481763)

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 080316

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 geme2-{d}utu qi2-bi#-ma#
2. um-ma lu2-dingir-mah-ma#
3. {d}utu u3 {d}a-a ka-la-tum#
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
5. sza-al-ma-a-ku
6. a-nu-um-ma _1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki#_
7. qa-at-na-a-tim#
8. 3(u) ri-ik-si sza bu-[s,i2-ni]
9. {disz}hu-za-lum _lu2_ x [x] x{ki}
10. usz-ta-bi-la-ki-[im]
11. _kusz-hi-a_ ma-al usz-[ta-bi-la]-ki-im
12. ku-un-ki-ma {disz}[hu-za-lum]
13. szu#-bi#-li-[im]
14. i-na# ha#-ra-nim [wa-ar-ki-tim]
15. _sze-ba_-ki# u2-sza-ab-[ba-la-ki-im]
16. u3 {munus}ku#-un-[du-la]
17. a-t,a3-ar-ra-da#-[am]
reverse
1. _5(asz) gur sze 1(disz) {na4}ur5#_ [zi-bi-i-im]
2. {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
3. _dumu_ dingir-szu#-a-bu#-szu#
4. u2-sza#-bi#-la#-ak#-ki#-im#
5. i-di-na-ak#-ki#-im
6. la i-di-na#-ak#-ki-im
7. am-mi-nim la# ta#-asz-pu-ri-im
8. a-na _a-sza3_ a-hi u2-ul a-na-ad-di
9. _lu2-tur_ a-na e2-idim-an#-na#-ma-an-szum2#
10. ar-hi-isz u2-sza#-ab#-ba#-lam

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, 14

    [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, 14

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 080316
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0453

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-11-01 at 09:13:34 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, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481763.
CT 52, 014 artifact entry (No. P481763). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481763 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481763 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481763},
}

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