AbB 13, 050 (P510769)

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 094169

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 {d}suen-i-din-nam#
2. _kar_ zimbir#[{ki}]
3. u3 _di#-ku5#-mesz_ zimbir#[{ki}]
4. [qi2]-bi2-[ma]
5. [um-ma] a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
6. [x x x] NI? _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ x x NI _aga-us2_
7. [x x x (x) x] _3(esze3) GAN2_ e-li# zimbir{ki}
8. [x x x x] a-me-er-ta#-[szu]
9. i-mu#-ur# [(x)]
10. wa-ar#-[ka-at x x] a-me-er-ti#-[szu]
11. pu-[ur]-sa-ma#
12. szum-ma [x x x]-ti# i-mu#-ur#
13. a-na [...]
14. [x x x x (x)] ma-am-ma-an
15. [x x (x) (x)] x-di-in# [(x)]
16. [x (x)] la e-ri-[x x]
reverse
1. [x (x)] di-i-x
2. re-sza-am# u2-ka-al#
3. t,e4-ma-am szu-up#-ra#-nim#
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AbB 13, 50

    [vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 094169
  • Accession No.: 1901-07-13, 0015

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-08-30 at 09:05:51 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 13, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510769.
AbB 13, 050 artifact entry (No. P510769). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510769 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510769 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510769},
}


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