CT 43, 111 (P313401)

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 013149

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
  beginning destroyed
1'. [...] x ku?-bu-nu-[...]
2'. i-na ma-ah-ri-im 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-bi#-[...]
3'. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na mu-hi-sza i-ba-al?-[lu-ut,]
  reading i-ba-al-lu-ut, proposed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
4'. li-re-di s,u2-ba-tam li-il-ta-ba-asz-ma
5'. a-na ia-a-szi-im szi-'i-it!-sa3 li-sza-bi-lam
  reading szi-'i-it-sa3 proposed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
6'. at-ti a-na pi2-i ta-am-la-ak ni-szi te-te-ep-szi
7'. ma-ha? i-na-an-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ninda_ sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im
8'. a-sza-ri-isz-ma wa-sza-ba-am tu-ut-t,i-bi-ma
  reading tu-ut-t,i-bi-ma following Von Soden BiOr 23 55
9'. a-na ia-a-szi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ninda_ sza sza-ka-nim im?
10'. a#-li na-ma-na-ag?-bi?-id?-a-[x x x]
11'. be-el-ti ia-a-ti an-ni-ki-a-am-ma
12'. usz#-te-szi-bi-an-ni ne?-zu?-ad?-gisz?-x-ia
13'. [...] pa-ra-am x x x
14'. [...] x x x
reverse
1'. [...] ri? bi-ti-ki x x x x
2'. x ia-a-ti ma-s,a-ar bi-ti-ki
3'. sa-ha-ri ma x x x am u2-ul ta-ag?-x-ri
4'. wa-ar-ki-ta-am x x a-na ia-a-szi <<a-na>>
5'. a-na mi-ni-ia sza# u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im-ma
6'. ma!-s,a!-ra-am sza-ni-a-am-ma ta-as,-s,a-ab-ti
  reading ma-s,a-ra-am proposed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
7'. bi-it-ki a-na-ku a-hu!-ki u3 ma-ra-at-ki
  reading a-hu-ki propsed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
8'. i-na li-ib-bi ki-i ne-em?-szi-ma
  reading ki-i ne-em-szi-ma propsed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
9'. 1(u) ku-ru-ma-ta#-am a-na ia-a-szi ta-sza-ka-an
10'. szum-ma ku-ru-ma-ta-am ta!-sza-ka-nim
11'. [...] i-nu-ma an-ni-ki-a-am asz-ba-at-i
12'. x x x x sza s,u2-ba-ti-ki u3 pa-ar-<szi>-gi-[ki]
  reconstruction of this line propsed by Von Soden BiOr 23 55
13'. [...] mi-ma
14'. [...] x
left
1. x i-na-sza-ar {disz}a-bu-x-[...]
2. x ki? i-na-sza-ar a-na-ku
3. 2(disz) ku? ku? 1(u)? 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/P313401

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 013149
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0240

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.13149
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-240

References

  • primary: CT 43, 111

    [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, 111

    [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
2019-06-23 at 13:13:16 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-14 at 11:29:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Kokken, Martijn 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, 111 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313401.
CT 43, 111 artifact entry (No. P313401). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313401 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 111 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313401 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 43, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313401},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 111 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313401.
CT 43, 111 artifact entry (No. P313401). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313401 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 111 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313401 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 43, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313401},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313401
LB  - CDLI:P313401
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 43, 111 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313401
ER  -
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