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AbB 12, 002 (P510527)

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 097074

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 dingir-szu-ib-ni
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i-lu-ni-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. asz-szum sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma
6. {disz}ip-qu2-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_ i-na pu-uh2-ri-im
7. ma-ga-al id-bu-ba-am li-isz-sza-ap-ra-am-ma
8. ar-ka-at da-ba-bi-ia li-ip-pa-ri-is
9. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
10. a-na a-wi-lim aq-bi-ma tup-pi2 a-wi-lim
11. a-na _gal-ukken-na_ a-na ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _szu-i_
12. tup-pa a-na t,e4-mi-szu a-na {d}suen-re-me-ni _di-ku5_
13. u3 tup-pi2 pu-uh2-ri a-na a-wi-le-e _di-ku5-mesz_
14. u2-da-an-ni-na-am-ma usz-ta-bi-lam
15. i-na pu-uh2-ri-im i-na da-ba-bi-im
16. pa-ni ip-qu2-i3-li2-szu szu-a-ti la tu-ub-ba-al
17. ma-la a-wa-ti-ku-nu sza at-ta u3 szu-u2
18. i-na pu-uh2-ri a-wi-lum a-na pa-ni a-wi-lim
19. ta-da-ab-bu-ba
reverse
1. [a-wi]-lu#-u2 i-na mu-uh2-hi ip-qu2-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_
2. i-sza-as2-su-u2
3. u3 tup-pa-ti-szu-nu me-eh-ra-am
4. u2-sza-ab-ba-lu-nim a-na zi-mi da-ba-bi
5. sza i-sze-em-mu-u2
6. a-wi-lum szar-ra-am u2-la-am-ma-ad
7. asz-szum _sze-SZESZ_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. tup-pi2 e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um _enku_
9. a-na _enku_ zimbir{ki} a-pa-li-ka
10. ar-ki {d}nin-urta-ni-szu u2-sza-ab-ba-lam
11. _1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza _igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar zu2-lum dilmun-na_
12. u3 _{gesz}nu-ur2-ma_
13. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ni-szu a-na ma-ah-ri-ka
14. usz-ta-bi-lam

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AbB 12, 2

[vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097074
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0128

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-07-03 at 07:33:21	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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“AbB 12, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527.

AbB 12, 002 artifact entry (No. P510527). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527},
}

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“AbB 12, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527.

AbB 12, 002 artifact entry (No. P510527). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510527},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2025/3/12/
TI  - AbB 12, 002 artifact entry
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