CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 (P355804)

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 078428

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 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma iu-u2-um-dingir-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-li-t,u2-ka
5. ki-ma ti-du-u2 a-na _sag-geme2_
6. hi-sza-a-am e-zi-ib-ma
7. a-da-a-an _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-a-lim
8. ik-ta-asz-da-an-ni-i-ma
9. _dam-gar3_ is-ra-an-ni
10. a-nu-um-ma {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna asz-tap-ra-kum
reverse
1. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka
2. u3 _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sze-gesz#-i3_
3. sza ra-ma-ni-ka
4. ka-ni-ik babila2{ki}
5. szu-bi-lam
6. u3 _ku3-babbar_ {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna
7. i-sza-ri-isz ap-lam
8. {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna la ta-ka-la-am
9. pi2-ha-tum i-sza-ri-isz
10. ap-la-asz-szu

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/P355804

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078428
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0329

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78428
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-329

References

  • primary: CT 4, 27a

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 94

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. 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
2018-06-27 at 05:21:06 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355804.
CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry (No. P355804). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355804 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355804 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 27, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355804},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355804.
CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry (No. P355804). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355804 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355804 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 27, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355804
LB  - CDLI:P355804
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355804
ER  -
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