CT 43, 053 (P313343)

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 017526

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 be-el-ti-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma isz8-tar2-mu-ul-li-ti-szi-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. be-el-ti li-ba-al-li-t,u2
6. isz-tu _u4_-mi-im sza be-li2 t,a3-bi-isz ib-ba-szu-u2
7. u3 a-na-<ku> t,a3-bi-isz ab-ba-szu-u2 a-na _tukul_-ti-ki a-tu-ra-am
8. u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ri-im-ma wa-ar-ka-at
9. mi-[tu]-ti-ia u3 ba-al-t,u2-ti-ia
10. u2-ul ta-ap-ru-si2 u3 isz-tu _u4_-mi-im szu-<a>-ti
11. s,e-eh-he-ra-tu-ki ka-ia-ni-isz it-ta-na-la-ka-nim-ma
12. ma-am-ma-an sza szu-lum-ki ub-ba-lam-ma
13. u3 a-na-ku mu-ru-us, li-ib-bi-ia
14. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ki-im u2-ul i-[szu]
15. isz-tu sza-ad-da-aq-dam
reverse
1. x x PI u2-ul i-na-ad-di-nu
2. [x x] x ri-tam u3 za KI am sza i-ti-IG-szu
3. [x x x] x AD _{disz}geme2_-isz8-tar2 szu-bi-lim
4. [x x x] tu-sza-ba-lim
5. a-na pi2-ki la-bi-ri-im a-na _geme2_
6. sza ZA-i-du-um {disz}ba-ni-tum szum-sza li-di-nu
7. a-sza-ra-nu-um li-ib-lu-nim
8. isz-tu pa-<na>-nu-um u3 wa-ar-ka-nu
9. ki-ma sza be-li2 ba-al-t,u2 a-na be-el-ti-ia-ma
10. ta-ak-la-a-ku am-mi-nim be-el-ti
11. a-ah-sza i-li-ia id-di-ma
12. s,e-eh-he-re-[tum] sza i-[la]-ka-[nim]
13. [...] x [...]
14. x x [...] 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/P313343

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 017526
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0240

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17526
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-240

References

  • primary: CT 43, 53

    [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, 53

    [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
2020-06-09 at 03:36:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-24 at 08:45:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:54:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:33:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-12 at 12:09:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313343.
CT 43, 053 artifact entry (No. P313343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313343 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313343 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313343},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 43, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313343
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313343.
CT 43, 053 artifact entry (No. P313343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313343 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313343 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313343
LB  - CDLI:P313343
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 43, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313343
ER  -
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