CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 (P355808)

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 078430

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. _dingir_-ka _{d}nin-szubur_ li-ba-li-it,#-ka
2. lu ba-al-t,a-ta lu sza-al-ma-a-ta
3. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki-il
4. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ra2-gaba_ tup-pi2 a-wi-lim _ugula e2_
5. il#-qi2-a-am-ma it-ta-al-ka
6. asz-szum _gu2-un a-sza3_-ia sza sza#-ad-da-aq-da
7. la u2-qa2-at-ti-a u3 sza sza-at-ti an-ni-tim
8. _1(disz) sila3 sze_ la la-qi2-a-ku
9. sza _2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
10. sza-ad-da-aq-da _4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar_]
11. i-na _6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur_ id-di-nam
12. _1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_ i-na qa2-ti-szu iz-zi-iz
13. u3 <sza> sza-at-ti an-ni-tim _6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_
14. _lu2_ na-asz-pa-ru sza il-li-kam
15. li-sza-ad-di-in-szu-ma li-ib-la
16. szum-ma _gu2-un a-sza3_-ia sza i-na qa2-ti-szu
17. la ug-da-me-er-ma la it-ta-din
18. {mi2}ni-pu-us-su2 a-na _babila2{ki}_
19. li-il-qi2-a-am-ma
reverse
1. a-na-ku u3 szu-u2 i-na _babila2{ki}_
2. i ni-di-in
3. asz-szum {d}na-bi-um-pa-li-ih-szu-i-ba-an-ni
4. i-da-szu u2-ul sza-da-aq-da
5. u2-ul sza-at-ta id-di-nam
6. szum-ma i-di-szu li-sza-bi-lam
7. szum-ma sza-tu szu-a-tu a-na babila2{ki}
8. li-ib-lu-ni-isz-szu
9. ki-ma ti-du-u2 _szuku_-ta u2-ul i-szu
10. szum-ma sza ra-ma-ni-ka
11. _5(asz) sze gur_ u2-ul ta-na-ah-ha-ra-as,
12. mi-nu-u2 sza um-ma at-ta-ma
13. a-na-ku a-na ri-iq-ti-ia-ma
14. re-sza u2-ka-al
15. i-nu-ma _1(u) mu-kam_ ta-ku-lu
16. mi-<<na>>-nam e-ri-isz-ka
17. ki-ma es-re-ku u2-ul ti-di#
18. li-ib-ba-ka la i-ma-ra-as,

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/P355808

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 078430
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0333

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78430
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-333

References

  • primary: CT 4, 28

    [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, 96

    [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 13:39:11 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
2019-01-29 at 02:09:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-27 at 05:49:30 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. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355808.
CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry (No. P355808). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355808 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355808 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 28, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355808},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355808.
CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry (No. P355808). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355808 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355808 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 28, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355808},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355808
LB  - CDLI:P355808
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355808
ER  -
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