CT 52, 042 (P481791)

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 081031

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 li-[pi2-it-{d}]iszkur#
2. qi2-bi2#-ma
3. um-ma [...-ma]
4. {d}utu [...] x
5. ma-di-isz [...] x
6. i-na-an-na [tup-pi2] _lugal#_
7. x x li-DI# [x x x x]-ma
8. [x-x] zimbir{ki}-li#-wi-ir
9. [{disz}e]-ri#-ba-sin dingir-szu-ba-ni
10. [a-na] babila2#{ki#}
11. t,a-ra-di-im
12. it-ta-al-kam#
reverse
1. ki-ma a-lam la wa-asz-ba-ta
2. aq-bi
3. pi2-qa2-at sza tup-pi2 _lugal#_
4. ub-lam
5. i-sa-ah-hu#-ur-ka#
6. la ta-an-na-ku-ud
7. mi-im-ma tup-pu-um
8. asz-szu-mi-ka u2-ul il-li-[ik]
9. ra-ma-an-ka i-ta-ba-al-ma
10. _na-asz-bar_ la i-ma-ar-ka
11. szu#-hi-iz-ma ki-ma a-lam
12. la wa-asz-ba-a-ta
13. li-id-bu-bu
left
1. a-na pi2-qa2-at _na-asz-bar_
2. is?-te-ne-i-ka
3. ta la x x x x
4. an-ni-tam asz-pu-ra-ak-<kum>

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, 42

    [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, 42

    [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 081031
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1169

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
2020-05-05 at 07:46:14 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481791.
CT 52, 042 artifact entry (No. P481791). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481791 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481791 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481791},
}

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