AbB 13, 166 (P413621)

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 103773

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

60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szi-x x x x x
 en: To Shi-...,
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
 en: speak:
3. um#-ma# gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma
 en: thus says Gimil-Marduk.
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
 en: May Shamash keep you in good health.
5. [{disz}] x x x-{d}suen ki-a-am isz-pur#-am#
 en: ...-Sin wrote to me thus,
6. [um]-ma# szu#-u2-ma#
 en: saying:
7. [...] x-ka
 en: your ...
8. [...] x x x
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] x-sza-am-ma
  (alternative reading in the edition: sza/ta)
 en: ...
3'. [...] x-ad-di-kum
 en: ...
4'. ki#-a-am ta-aq#-bi#-a#-[am]
 en: Thus you spoke to me.
5'. _dub_-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum#
 en: I have sent my tablet to you.
6'. _sze_-am a-na s,u2-ha-ri-ia#
 en: The barley to my servant
7'. i-di-in
 en: give.
  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/P413621

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 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 103773
Accession Number 1911-04-08, 0463

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172532
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103773
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-463
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13682

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 200

    [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, 166

    [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
2026-09-06 at 15:39:19 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 13:32:21 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 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, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P413621.
AbB 13, 166 artifact entry (No. P413621). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413621 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 166 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413621 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413621},
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P413621.
AbB 13, 166 artifact entry (No. P413621). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413621 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 166 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413621 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413621},
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