CT 52, 080 (P481828)

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 080268

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 a-hi-ia sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba#-al#-la#-t,u2#-szu#
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um#-ma be-le-su2-nu-ma#
4. be-li2 {d}amar-utu u3 be-el-ti {d}zar-pa-ni-tum [li-ba-al-li]-t,u2#-[ka]
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. a-na szu-ul#-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am#
7. szu-lum-ka# ma-har {d}amar-utu be-li2-ia u3 {d}[zar]-pa#-ni#-[tum] be-el-ti#-[ia]
8. lu da#-ri#
9. u3 szum-ma a-na ma-ah#-<ri>-ka# [x] x x la a-la-ak#
10. i-na a-hi-tim szu-lu-um-ka# [a]-sza#-a-al
11. u3 ni-zi-iq-ti i-lu-um# i-di
12. a-na ra-ma-ni-i-ka la te-e-[gi]
13. a-na pa-ni i-lim ma-ga-al la [ta-da]-ar#
14. a-na ba-al-t,i3-im {d}amar-utu mi-im-ma u2-ul i-ka#-al#-la
15. ra-ma-an-ka i-ta-ab-ba-al
16. szum-ma _siki_ im-ma-ah-ha-[x ...]
17. tup-pa-ka a-na ka-AG [...]
18. szu-bi-lam [x x x]
19. _siki_ ki-ma ku-nu#-[...]
reverse
1. li-id-di-nu [x x x]
2. u3 szu-lum-ka szu-up-ra-am#
3. s,e-eh-he-ru-tum sza ma-ah-ri-ia szu-ul-mu
4. u3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2 sza# ki#-di#-im szu-al-mu
5. ki-ma tu-na-ah-i-da#-an-ni
6. u2-ul asz-pu-ur u3 szu-nu u2-ul# isz-pu-ru# x
7. _{na4}ur5_ sza ma-ah-ri-ia it-ta-as2-hu#
8. _{na4}ur5_ a-na _kur6_ s,u2-ha-re-e t,e4-e-[nim]
9. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi#
10. _1(disz) {na4}ur5_ szi-te-i-ma# li#-qi2-a-am
11. 4(ban2) u2-ku#-ul-ta HA x x x
12. sza tu-sza-bi-lam it-ta-ab#-la#-[am]
13. {disz}me-ra-nu-um _ku3-dim2_ x x x [x] x
14. ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma {disz}DA-[...]
15. a-na a-ha-ti-ia _nin_ [x] x x [...]
16. sza _1(barig) ziz2-an-na_ u3 1(barig) [...]-ma
17. li-ik-ru-ba-ak#-[kum]
18. u3 _2(disz) tug2 gu2-e3_ a-na ZU [...]
19. li-sza-bi-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, 80

    [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, 80

    [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 080268
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0404

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
2023-03-26 at 08:52:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481828.
CT 52, 080 artifact entry (No. P481828). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481828 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481828 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481828},
}

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