AbB 13, 148 (P412801)

Letter tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100165

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-[bi-ia]
2. qi2-[bi2]-ma#
3. um-ma {d}suen-na-di-[in-szu-mi]-ma#
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz# [_u4_-mi-(im) a-bi ka]-ta
5. li-ba-al-li#-[t,u2]
6. a-bi at-ta lu sza#-al-ma-ta# [lu ba-al]-t,a#-ta
7. _dingir#_ na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia ka-ta re-esz#-ka a-na da-mi#-iq#-[tim]
8. li#-ki-il
9. [a-na] szu#-lum# a-bi#-ia ka#-ta# asz-pu-ra-am#
10. [szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta] ma#-har# {d}utu u3 {d}marduk#
11. [lu da]-ri#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x x x x-ka# i-di-in
2'. an-ni-tam aq-bi-a-am
3'. ki-ma BI-SZE {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka#
4'. ta-ad-di-nu
5'. a-na ba-la-t,i-im tu-usz-te-sze-er-ma
6'. it-ti a-bi-ia u2-ul usz-sza-ab
7'. i-na-an-na ARAD-{d}tasz-me-tum ARAD-ka
8'. at,-t,ar-dam
9'. i-na a-li-ia _gu2-gal_ u3 _gu2 nig2-ar3-ra_
10'. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-a
11'. _2(ban2) gu2-gal_ u3 _1(ban2) gu2 nig2-ar3-ra_
12'. a-bi li-sza-bi-lam
13'. a-bi i-dam la u2-sza-ar#-[sza ...]
14'. i-na an-ni-tim e-pe2-esz a-bi-[ia ...]
envelope
  broken
  blank space
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

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/P412801

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 100165
Accession Number 1905-05-15, 0125

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171654
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.100165
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1905-0515-125
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13664

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 148

    [vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-09-22 at 02:49:20 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412801.
AbB 13, 148 artifact entry (No. P412801). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412801 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412801 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412801},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412801.
AbB 13, 148 artifact entry (No. P412801). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412801 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412801 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412801
LB  - CDLI:P412801
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - AbB 13, 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412801
ER  -
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