CT 43, 027 (P313317)

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 016494

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 be-le-su-nu qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma a-wi-il-_{d}iszkur_-ma
3. be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki li-ba-li-t,u2-ki
4. wa-ar-da sza _ku3-babbar_ ta-<sza>-qa2-li-ma ta-sza-mi
5. ki-ma ia-ti u2-ul usz-ta-ma-ra-s,a-ak-ki
6. asz-szum _munus_ si-ip-pi2-<ri>-tim sza ta-asz-pu-ri
7. am-mi-nim a-na be-el-szu-nu ta-aq-bi-a
8. _geme2_ u2-la-a-mi a-na-ad-di-na-ku-nu-szi-[im]
9. a-na-ku-ma-mi a-na a-ha-ti-ia u2-ta-ar#-ra
10. asz-szum {disz}_munus {d}sza-la_-um-mi ak-la#-szi-ma
11. _geme2_ um-mi id#-di-na-asz-szi u2-ul a-na-ad#-di#-isz-szi
12. a-di wa-asz-ba-[ku] i-na ru-ug-bi isz7-[ta]-si#-ma
13. wa-ar-ka-nu-ma ki-ma at-lu-ki isz-mu-u2
14. ur-dam-ma u2 a-na-ku at-ta-ah-la-al-ma
15. _u4 5(disz)-kam e2_ i-di-il-ma u2-ul ip-te
16. {disz}_munus {d}sza-la_-um-mi as,-ba-at-ma
17. ha-ab-ta-ku is3-si um-ma szi-[ma]
18. _geme2#_ sza be-el-szu-nu a-na-[ku x]
19. be-el-ti i-qi2-sza-an-ni [x]
reverse
1. u2-ha-ap-pi2-szi-ma at-ta#-[la-ak]
2. na-ah-ra-rum wa-ar-ki-ia il-[li]-ku
3. a-du-uk-szu-nu-ti-ma it-tu-ru
4. a-nu-um-ma _{d}sza-la_-um-mi
5. usz-ta-ri-a-ki-isz-szi ma-asz-ka-na
6. sza 5(disz) _ma-na_ i-di-szi-ma ki-le-e-szi
7. _geme2_ u2-na-sza an-ni-isz#-ma
8. i-ha-al-li-iq-ki ma-asz-ka-nu
9. li-ba-at-ti-iq-szi u2 sza-ni-tam
10. asz-szum {disz}_munus_ si-ip-pi2-ri-tim at-ti
11. u3 {disz}be-el-ta-ni a-ha-at-ki
12. a-na _dumu-munus_ xxxx ki-a-am
13. qi2-bi-a-szi-im a-wi-lum a-hu-ni
14. sza a-sza-ri-<isz> wa-asz-<<ba>>-bu sza-at-ti-sza-ma
15. _5(disz) geme2-mesz_ i-tar-ar-ru-u2 sza-ad-da-aq-di
16. _1(disz) geme2_ a-ha-at-ni ik-la-a-ma
17. pu-ha-am szu-ba-ri-tam a-na# a-hi-ni
18. id-di-in-ma a-hi an-ni-isz ub#-la#-szi-ma
19. <<u2-ul>> a-na-ku szu-ba-ri-tam u2-ul as,-bat
20. um-ma a-na-ku-ma _geme2_-ti-ma-ma-an
21. isz-pu-ra-am-ma um-ma szi-i-ma
22. _geme2_-ti te-ri-im-ma _geme2_-ki tu-ri-ma#
left
1. _geme2_-sa3 u2-sza-ri-szi-ma _geme2_-sza3 it-ba-al u3 _geme2_-ti ik-ta-la
2. _dub_-pa-ki li-li-ik-ma _geme2_-ti u3 i-di _geme2_-ti-ia sza-ni-i
3. sza _mu 7(disz)-kam_ li-sza-ad-di-nu-ni#

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/P313317

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 016494
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0030

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16494
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-30

References

  • primary: CT 43, 27

    [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, 27

    [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
2019-03-24 at 08:41:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-24 at 08:37:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:21:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:17:38 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313317.
CT 43, 027 artifact entry (No. P313317). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313317 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313317 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313317},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313317.
CT 43, 027 artifact entry (No. P313317). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313317 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313317 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313317},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313317
LB  - CDLI:P313317
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CT 43, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313317
ER  -
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