AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 (P458910)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

Museum Number

CMAG 1922.90.03

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. a-na ka-as2-pu-sza
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}amar-utu-ba-ni
4. u3 li-i-ir _sag-il2_-ma
5. {d}utu {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
6. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
7. ki-ma ti-du-u2
8. {disz}a-ta-a a-bu-ni
9. sza ka-li sza-at-tim
10. sza bu-ni-ni i-pu-szu
11. u3 pa-ni-ni
12. a-na s,a-la-mi
reverse
1. la i-na-ad-di-in
2. ki-ma sza at-ta asz-ba-ta
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ asz-sza-su
4. na-szi-a-at-ma it-ta-al-kam
5. _sze-gesz-i3_ sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
6. i-na qa2-qa2-ri-im
7. szu-li-a-szi-im-ma
8. re-qu2-sa3 la i-la-kam
9. ki-ma ka-li# sza-at-tim
10. i-na mu-uh-hi-szu
11. nu-usz-ta-ra-asz-szi
12. szu-ma be-li2 {d}amar-utu
left
1. asz-szu-mi-ia u2-ba-al-la-at,-ka
2. u3 i-ga-am-mi-il-ka re-qu2-sa3
3. la i-la-kam

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P458910
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P458910

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK
Museum Number	CMAG 1922.90.03
Accession Number

References

primary: AfO 24 (pp. 122-127), pl. 21 Truro 09

[Walker1973AfO24] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1973. “Cuneiform Tablets in the County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 24: 122–27.
history: AbB 10, 147

[Kraus1985AbB10] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1985. Briefe Aus Kleineren Westeuropäischen Sammlungen. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 10. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-07 at 09:49:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-09-16 at 14:45:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-10-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 24, Pl. 21 Truro 09 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458910.

AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 artifact entry (No. P458910). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458910 (Original work published 2013)

AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458910 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458910},
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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 24, Pl. 21 Truro 09 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458910.

AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 artifact entry (No. P458910). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458910 (Original work published 2013)

AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458910 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AfO 24, pl. 21 {Truro} 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458910},
}

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