CT 52, 021 (P481770)

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 080423

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 {munus}be-le-su-nu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-ad-da-tum-ma
4. i-na tup-pi2-ki sza tu-<sza>-bi-lim
5. u3 ma-da-tim-ma
6. sza ta-asz-pu-ri#-im# isz-MI-e-ma
7. a-wi-lum {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
8. a-di u4-um-mi-im# an#-ni-im
9. u3-za-bi-il-ma ki#-ma a-wa-tim
10. i-na _ka2_ {d}en-lil2 as,-ma!(BA)-tu-ma
11. mi-ih-ri#-it# a-wi-le#-e ma-du-tim
12. asz-szum s,e#-[eh]-ri#-im
reverse
1. at-wa-am as,-ba-at-su#-[nu-ti]-ma#
2. ki-a-am i-pu-lu-ne-ni
3. um-ma szu-nu-u2-ma ni-nu-u2-ma
4. a-na sza a-ha-ti-ni sza ne-IL-qu2-u2
5. ma-di-im ne-la-ak-ma ni-pa-al-szi
6. be-le-e i-pu-ul-szu#-nu#-ti#-ma
7. um-ma szu-u2-ma# [at-tu-nu]-ma
8. sza ra-ma-ne#-ku#-nu la ta#-na-di-na-szi
9. sza a-wi-lum {disz}me-es3-ki-nu
10. s,u2-ha-ar-ta-am sza iq-bu-u2
11. a-na le-ti-sza na-szi-im iq#-bi#-szi#-im
12. id-na-szi-im-ma li-ta-[asz-szi-(i)-szi]
13. um#-ma szu-nu-u2-ma ne-[la]-ak#-ma
14. sza# na-da-nim ne#-na-di#-[in]
15. [{disz}]a-wi-il-{d}iszkur x ri-iq
16. a-na ka-ab-tim ra [x] x
17. li-li-IH-ma li-pu-usz-su-ma
left
1. [sza] na-da-ne-em
2. [i]-na#-di-nu-ne-ki-im

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, 21

    [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, 21

    [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 080423
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0562

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
2019-11-14 at 07:42:49 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, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481770.
CT 52, 021 artifact entry (No. P481770). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481770 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481770 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	title = {CT 52, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481770},
}

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