CT 43, 049 (P313339)

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 016963

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 a-bi-ia [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um-ma i3-li2-ma-a-[bi]-ma#
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szum-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
4. a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2
5. s,i#-bu-ti-ma i-na esz3-nun-na{ki} zi-ki-ir szu-mi
6. u2-qa2-ab-ba-asz-szum a-na sza a-na a-bi-ia
7. asz-pur-am a-bi la usz-ta-ah-ha-am
8. KU BU USZ tim 1(barig) 1(ban2) _i3-sag_ re-esz 2(disz)
9. x x x szu usz a-bi-ia a-bi li-sza-bi-lam
10. [x x] x i-na gi x x im?
11. [a-bi] li#?-ik-nu-kam-ma li-[sza-bi]-lam
12. [x] x ri ga x x [x x] ar a-bi-ia
13. [x] x x [...] x
14. [...] x KA x x
reverse
1. x x [x x x] u2
2. {disz}{d}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim u2-ul na-ka-ra-am
3. {disz}ib#-ni#-{d}iszkur _ra2-gaba_
4. sza ib-ni-{d}marduk sza-pir zimbir{ki}
5. a-na {d}utu-i-din-nam {disz}hu-za-lum qe2#-ru-um-ma
6. pa-ni-szu s,a-bi-it-ma a-na sza-pir zimbir{ki}
7. u2-t,a-ah-ha-szu
8. ki-a-am qi2-bi-szum um-ma at-ta-ma
9. x um sza i3-li2-ma-a-bi
10. ur-ra-am mah-ri-ka szu-u2
11. a-nu-um-ma IB x x
  rest broken

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/P313339

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 016963
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0079

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16963
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-79

References

  • primary: CT 43, 49

    [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, 49

    [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
2021-07-11 at 11:51:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 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, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313339.
CT 43, 049 artifact entry (No. P313339). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313339 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313339 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313339},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P313339
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 43, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313339
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313339.
CT 43, 049 artifact entry (No. P313339). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313339 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313339 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313339},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313339
LB  - CDLI:P313339
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 43, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313339
ER  -
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