CT 43, 011 (P313301)

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 016974

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 IB-<x>-{d}na-bi-um-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-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
7. li-ki-il
8. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka az-pu-ra-am
9. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri
10. asz-szum sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma
11. {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gala_ u2-nu-tim
12. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gala_ u2-nu-tim
13. u3 ($ blank space $)
14. a-na _e2_-ia u2-sze-ri-ib-szu-nu-ti-ma
15. sza-ap-ti _sag-nita2_ esz-mu-u2
reverse
  blank space
1. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
2. {disz}ARAD-{d}suen
3. {disz}ARAD{d}amar-utu

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/P313301

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 016974
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0090

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16974
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-90

References

  • primary: CT 43, 11

    [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, 11

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 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 13:19:51 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
2022-08-04 at 10:49:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:10:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 14:22:20 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, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313301.
CT 43, 011 artifact entry (No. P313301). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313301 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313301 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P313301
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CT 43, 011 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313301.
CT 43, 011 artifact entry (No. P313301). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313301 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313301 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313301
LB  - CDLI:P313301
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CT 43, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313301
ER  -
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