CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 (P365949)

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 080558

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 an-um-pi4-{d}utu
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma# {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
4. [a-na mi]-nim# a-wa-tu i-na
5. [asz]-ta#-pi-ri e-li-ka ma-ru-is,
6. [asz]-pu#-ra-ku-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma
7. [_i3] szu#-ur2-man_ sza _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-la
8. _i3_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-la-am
9. u3 s,u2-ha-ra-am re-qu2-su2
10. ta-t,a3-ar-ra-da-am
11. isz-tu te-zi-ba-an-ni
12. da-qa-ti ag-da-mar
reverse
1. u3 _i3 szu-ur2-man_ u3 ka-na-ak-ti
2. u2-ul i-szu-u2 i-na _ku3-babbar_
3. sza u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ku-u2
4. {disz}ki-ib-ra-ab-ba _szandana_-ka
5. li-is,-ba-at-ma _i3_ da-am-qa-am
6. sza _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3 szu-ur2-man_
7. sza _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3 a-su_
8. u3 _5(disz) gin2 i3 {gesz}erin_
9. sza-ma-am-ma li-qi2-a
10. _i3_ ma-ad szum-ma _i3_
11. sza i-ba-tum la da-mi-iq
12. su-hu-ur-ma _i3_ da-am-qa-am
13. sza-ma-am-ma li-qi2-a
14. sza asz-pu-ra-ku u2-ul iq-bu-ni-ma
left
1. ki-ma a-[x x (x)] x u2-ta-na-ru
2. _1(ban2) i3 gi [lu_ {d}]tiszpak-ga-mil
3. u3 lu-u2 ki-ib-ra-ba li-sze-bi-lu#-ku

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P365949

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080558
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0696

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80558
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-696

References

  • primary: CT 29, 14, BM 080558

    [King1910CT 29] King, Leonard W. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 29.

  • history: AbB 2, 144

    [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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-24 at 02:15:27 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 29, Pl. 14, BM 080558 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365949.
CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 artifact entry (No. P365949). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365949 (Original work published 2007)
CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365949 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 14, {BM} 080558 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365949},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 29, Pl. 14, BM 080558 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365949.
CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 artifact entry (No. P365949). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365949 (Original work published 2007)
CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365949 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 14, {BM} 080558 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365949},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P365949
LB  - CDLI:P365949
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 29, pl. 14, BM 080558 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365949
ER  -
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