AbB 13, 165 (P413618)

Letter tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), 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 103770

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

35.1 mm × 50.8 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a#-na e-t,i-rum qi2-bi2-ma
 en: Speak to Etirum,
2. um-ma mu-na-wi-rum-ma
 en: thus says Munawwirum.
3. esz18-tar2 u3 {d}za-ba4-ba4 da-ri-isz u4-mi
 en: May Ishtar and Zababa forever
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
 en: keep you in good health.
5. i-na kisz{ki} ki-a-am# [ta-aq-bi-a-am]
 en: In Kish you told me thus,
6. um-ma at-ta-ma
 en: saying:
7. i-nu-ma s,i-bu-ti-ka
 en: 'When there is need of you,
8. szu-up-ra-am#-ma#
 en: write to me,
9. lu-ud!-di-in#
 en: and I will give.'
10. ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am#?
 en: Thus you told me.
reverse
  (OECT 16 line numbers: 11-16)
1. i-na-an-na {disz}gur-ru-rum
 en: Now Gurrurum
2. _dub_-pi2 u3 ka-ni-kam
 en: my tablet and sealed document
3. usz-ta#-bi-la#-ak-kum#
 en: I have sent to you with him.
4. 2(disz) _gin2# ku3#-babbar_
 en: Two shekels of silver
5. i#-di#-isz#-szum
 en: give him;
6. la ta#-ka#-al-la
 en: do not withhold it.
  rest blank

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/P413618

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.1 mm × 50.8 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103770
Accession Number 1911-04-08, 0460

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172529
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103770
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-460
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13681

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 73

    [ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

  • primary: AbB 13, 165

    [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
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-08-16 at 15:15:08 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 13:27:14 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 05:52:12 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, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P413618.
AbB 13, 165 artifact entry (No. P413618). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413618 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 165 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413618 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P413618.
AbB 13, 165 artifact entry (No. P413618). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413618 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 165 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413618 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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