CT 43, 008 (P313298)

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 080914

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 u2-ba-al-la-t,u2#-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma dingir-szu-ib-ni-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz U4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta lu da-ri-a-ta
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
7. li-ki-il
8. i-nu-ma tu-s,u2-u2 ma-ar-s,a-ta-ma
9. pi2-ia u2-ul e-pu-sza-ak-kum
10. u2-ul u2-na-i-da-ka
11. a-na e-t,i-rum a-na 1(asz) _sze gur_ le-qe2-em#-[ma]
12. a-na bu-uq-li s,a-pe2-e
reverse
1. asz-pu-ra-am#
2. szum-ma e-t,i-rum la ri-iq-ma#
3. si#-ti _sze_-szu la i-s,a-ap-pu#
4. 1(asz) _sze gur_ szu-a-ti at-ta li-qe-e2-ma
5. s,u2-pu szu-ma a-hi i-na ki-na-tim at-ta
6. a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum la tu-usz-ta-a
7. 1(asz) _sze gur_ szu-a-ti li-qi2 s,u2-pu-ma
8. lu-u2 u2-sa-tum
9. i-na an-ni-tim at-hu-ut-ka lu-mu-ur

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/P313298

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 080914
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1053

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80914
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1053

References

  • primary: CT 43, 8

    [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, 8

    [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 13:39:11 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 15:48:13 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 15:43:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 14:22:18 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313298.
CT 43, 008 artifact entry (No. P313298). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313298 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313298 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313298},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313298.
CT 43, 008 artifact entry (No. P313298). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313298 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313298 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313298},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313298
LB  - CDLI:P313298
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CT 43, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313298
ER  -
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