CT 44, 52 (P345557)

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 078431

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-li2-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma szu-mu-un-li-ib-szi-ma
4. isz-tu ar-ki be-li2-ia ka-ta
5. a-na _zimbir{ki}_ a-al-li-ka
6. a-di be-li2 i-na _zimbir{ki}_ asz-bu
7. e-ma be-li2 i-sza-ap-pa-ra-an-ni
8. a-al-la-ak-ma ru-HI!-ti a-al-lu-ut
9. i-nu-ma be-li2 a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki#}_ a-na ba-la-t,i-im
10. asz-szu ar-ki be-li2-ia ka-ta a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_
11. a-la-ki-im a-na be-li2-ia aq-bi
12. be-li2 a-an-na-am i-pu-la-an-ni-ma
13. ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ a-na be-li2-ia ak-ru-ub
14. ar-ki be-li2-ia iq-qa2-ab#-bi#-a-am
15. isz-tu [...]
16. [...]
  rest missing
reverse
  beginning missing
1. a-na ri-qu2-ti-ia asz-ba#-ku-ma
2. i-ga-ra-tim i-te-ne2-em-mi-id#
3. asz-szum a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ at-lu-ki-ia
4. a-di esz-ri-szu a-na be-li2-ia
5. asz-pu-ra-am-ma t,e-mu u2-ul isz-sza
6. u3 a-na a-ma-ar be-li2-ia
7. a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ u2-ul#
8. at-ta-al-ka
9. [x-x] tu sza _{d}amar-ut_ LA!-i-im be-li2-ia
10. isz-tu _mu.5(disz).kam_ i-na qa2-ti-ia-ma
11. i-na e-ze-ez _dingir_ a-na qa2-ti-ia
12. szu-uk-na asz2-ta-si
13. u3 hi-is,-pa-tum ka-bi-it-tum
14. a-na pa-ni-ia ip-ta-ri-ik
15. be-li2 li-iq-bi a-na 5(disz) u4-mi
16. lu-ul-li-kam
17. NAM?-RA?-AB? lu-ud-di-in
18. [x]-BI?-AN?-ma lu-pu-ul
19. [x-x]-ma be-li2-ia
20. [i]-qa2-ab-bi-a-am lu-ul-li-ik
21. _e2_ be-li2-ia ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ a-[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/P345557

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 078431
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0334

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78431
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-334

References

  • primary: CT 44, 52

    [Pinches1963CT44] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1963. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 44. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 128

    [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 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-02-12 at 14:53:42 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:27:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 44, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345557.
CT 44, 52 artifact entry (No. P345557). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345557 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345557 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345557},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 44, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345557.
CT 44, 52 artifact entry (No. P345557). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345557 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345557 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345557},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345557
LB  - CDLI:P345557
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 44, 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345557
ER  -
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