CT 43, 017 (P313307)

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 120073

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-bi-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i la ta a SZI ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-re-esz _u4_-mi a-bi ka-ta
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. a-bi# lu# sza-lim lu# ba-li-it,
7. _dingir_ na#-s,i#-ir a-bi-ia re-esz a-bi-ia a-na da-mi-iq-tim
8. li-ki-il
9. a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am
10. szu-lum a-bi-ia ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu
11. lu# da-ri
12. i-na ma-ah-rum tup-pi2 a-na a-bi-ia
13. u2-sza-bi-la-am-ma
14. asz-szum sze#-e ni-ip-re-tim _erin2_-ia
15. u3 _a-sza3#_-ia asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma
16. t,e4-mi sze-e ni-ip-re-ti-ia
17. u3 _a-sza3_ sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum
18. tup-pa me-hi-ir tup-pi2
reverse
1. u2-ul tu-sza-bi-la [(x)]
2. i-na-an-na a-na a-bi-ia
3. asz-tap{ap}-ra-am
4. it-ti bu-la-tu be-el
5. tap-pu-ti-ia
6. szu-ta-ti-ma t,e4-mi _gu4 hi-a_
7. u3 _numun_ sza isz-ku-nu
8. li-iq-bi-a-kum-ma
9. szum-ma _numun_ i-ha-asz-sze-eh
10. _numun_ i-na _e2_-ti-ka i-di-im-ma
11. li-ri-szu ni-me-et-tam
12. i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia
13. la i-ra-szi ki-a-am qi2-bi-szu
14. um-ma at-ta-ma i-ni-a-ti
15. sza pa-aq-da-ta te-el-te-qi2
16. u3 i-ni-a-ti ma-la a-na _a-sza3_
17. isz-sza-ak-na ri ID ta#? am ri
18. su2-un-ni-iq u3 _numun_ su2-un#-ni-iq
19. ul-la-nu a-bi-ia ka-ta#
left
1. a-na ma-an-ni-im <a>-sza-ap-pa-ar t,e4-em-szu ga-am-ra
2. szu-up-ra-am-ma tup-pa me-hi-ir tup-pi2 szu-bi-lam

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/P313307

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 120073
Accession Number 1928-07-16, 0073

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120073
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-0716-73

References

  • primary: CT 43, 17

    [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, 17

    [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 13:32:21 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
2022-08-20 at 13:36:52 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
2018-05-22 at 15:53:00 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, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313307.
CT 43, 017 artifact entry (No. P313307). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313307 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313307 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313307},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313307.
CT 43, 017 artifact entry (No. P313307). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313307 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313307 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313307},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313307
LB  - CDLI:P313307
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CT 43, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313307
ER  -
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