CT 43, 005 (P313295)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016938

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] a-wi-lim sza _{d}amar-utu
2. u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-[isz u4-mi]
6. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
7. lu# sza#-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al#-[t,a-a-ta]
8. lu da-ri-a-ta
9. _dingir#_ na-s,i-ir-ka s,i-bu-tam a-ia ir-szi
10. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra#-am
11. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu lu da-ri#
12. ki-ma ti-du-u2 x [...]
reverse
1. sze-um <a-na> ra-pa-si-im u3 x [...]
2. u2-ul na-t,u2-um [...]
3. szu-up-ra#-am-ma
4. 5(asz) _sze gur_ a-na PI ka-ri-ia x x x x
5. li#-id-di-nu-nim
6. [a-na] {gi#}qu2-up-pi2 sza _ha-za-nu-um#{sar}_
7. 1(u) _gi hi-a_ li-id-di#-nu-nim

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313295

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 016938
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0054

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16938
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-54

References

  • primary: CT 43, 5

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1963. Old-Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 43. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 5

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-03 at 15:25:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 13:38:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 13:32:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313295.
CT 43, 005 artifact entry (No. P313295). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313295 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313295 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313295},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313295.
CT 43, 005 artifact entry (No. P313295). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313295 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313295 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313295},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313295
LB  - CDLI:P313295
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - CT 43, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313295
ER  -
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