CT 43, 046 (P313336)

Letter tablet 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 015834

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na u2-i-a-u2 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma i-din-_{d}na-na-a_-ma
3. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}nin-szubur_ ba-ni-i-ka
4. asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-<isz> _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. _dingir_ [na-s,i]-ir-ka a-na na-pi2-isz-ti-ka
6. x x-gi asz-szu-mi-ia lu-u2 sza-al-ma-ta
7. [asz-szum] t,e4-mi sza {disz}s,il2-li2-_{d}inanna_ ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. [um-ma] at-ta-a-ma ki-ma sza a-na-ku al-li-kam
9. hu-du-szu u3 sze-um sza i-ma-ha-ru3 ia-u2
10. ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma
11. szum-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ li-di-in
12. szum-ma la ki-a-am i-na _e2 i3-dub_ i-sza-pa-[ku]
13. i-na ku-nu-uk-ki a-wi-lim u3 i-na ku-nu-ki-i-[szu]
14. li-ik-nu-uk sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
15. sze-a-am u2-ul [id]-di-nu-szum
16. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) _sze gur_ id-di-nu-szum-ma
17. i-na _bad3_-sza-_{d}suen_-ka-szi-id
18. u2-wa-[sze]
reverse
1. u3 ia-szi 3(asz) 4(ban2) sze-[a-am]
2. ip-ta-aq-da-an-ni sza a-di la a-ma-ha-ru3
3. um-ma szu-u2-ma an-nu-u2 lu-u2 gi-mil-lum
4. sza i-na qa2-ti a-wi-lim ta-ma-ha x x
5. te-le-qu2-u2 har-ra-an il-li-kam
6. u2-ul ku-szi-rum ma-di-isz szu-zu-uq
7. 3(asz) 4(ban2) _sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ ki-it-tim pa-aq-da-ku
8. 3(asz) 4(ban2) _gur_ sze-a-am i-di-isz-szum
9. u3 asz-szum a-wa-tim sza i-din-isz8-tar2
10. iq-bu-kum um-ma at-ta-a-ma
11. u2-ul qi2-pa-ku a-na qi2-pi2-ka
12. {disz}s,il2-li2-_{d}inanna_ it-ta-al-kam szu-bi-lam
13. a-sza-al-szu-u2-ma u2-ul usz-te-sze-ra-an-ni
14. um-ma szu-u2-ma u2-ul i-di
15. a-nu-um-<ma> s,u2-ba-tam u3 2(disz) _bar-si-mesz_
16. usz-ta-bi-lam i-na ma-asz-li-i
17. u3 asz-szum t,e4-mi sza {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2
18. ta-asz-pu-ra-am a-wi-lum mi-nu
19. pa-qa2-du i-na qa2-ti-szu u2-ul i-ba-[szi]
20. [um]-ma szu-u2-ma a-na-ku 6(disz) _udu-nita2_
left
1. 1(barig) _i3-gesz_ u3 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-ia2-ki-a-am lu-u2-ul-qi2-a-am-ma x
2. i ma ki il szum ma x x x x x x na ti a-ia-hu-uz
3. x te ra x [...] x x x a-hi-ka e-li-ka x x x

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/P313336

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015834
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0054

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15834
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0612-54

References

  • primary: CT 43, 46

    [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, 46

    [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 13:27:14 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
2019-02-13 at 11:44:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:53:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:34:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:40:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:26:00 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale 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, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313336.
CT 43, 046 artifact entry (No. P313336). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313336 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313336 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313336},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 43, 046 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313336.
CT 43, 046 artifact entry (No. P313336). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313336 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313336 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313336},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313336
LB  - CDLI:P313336
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 43, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313336
ER  -
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