CT 43, 026 (P313316)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013324

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 ru-tum qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {disz}{d}asz-ta-ba-li-tum#-um#-mi-ma
  The same name in AbB 7, 63 and 64
3. be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ki
5. ma-ra-at-ki sza-al-ma#-at
6. a-nu-um-ma 2(disz) s,u2-ha-ra-tum
7. ma-ah-ri-ki usz-sza-ba#
8. la te-gi-szi-na-szi-[im]
9. i-na ni-qi2-i na-mu#-[ur-ti]-im#
10. lu-u2 ka-a-a-na# [(x)]
11. ku-ru-ma-ti-szi-na#
12. ta-ma-ha-ri#
reverse
1. a-lum sza wa-asz-ba-a-ku#
2. mi-im-ma a-lim la-le-e
3. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-i-ma
4. u2-ul u2-sza-ba-la-ak-[ki-im]

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/P313316

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 013324
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0415

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 43, 26

    [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, 26

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 14:48:23 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-08-20 at 14:46:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:16:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:02:15 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, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313316.
CT 43, 026 artifact entry (No. P313316). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313316 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313316 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313316},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313316.
CT 43, 026 artifact entry (No. P313316). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313316 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313316 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313316},
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