CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 (P479909)

Letter tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), 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 028840

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen#-[x x x (x)]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma {disz}dingir-ma-i3-li2#-ma#
4. asz-szum _sze_-im# bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia
5. sza ki-sur-ra#[{ki}]
6. {disz}ge6-{d}iszkur#
7. ku-nu-kam ta-asz2#-[t,u2]-ra#-am-ma
8. tu-sza-bi#-[lam]
9. a-nu-um-ma# [x x x]
10. ku-nu-kam x [x x]-ma
11. a-na {disz}[ma-na-ba]-al#-te-el
12. usz-ta-[bi-lam]
13. a-pu-[tum]
14. id-ka i-di#-in#-ma
15. _sze_-am bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia
reverse
1. ka-la-sza-ma
2. szu-di-in
3. i-na sa3-ar-tim
4. la te-ne2-me-da
5. a-pu-tum
6. bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia
7. szu-s,i2
  blank space

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/P479909

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
SANTAG 09, p. 13
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028840
Accession Number 1898-11-12, 0016

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.28840
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-1112-16

References

  • primary: CT 29, 06, BM 028840

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

  • history: AbB 2, 130

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 10:49:36 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 06, BM 028840 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479909.
CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 artifact entry (No. P479909). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479909 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479909 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 06, BM 028840 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479909.
CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 artifact entry (No. P479909). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479909 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479909 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479909},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/25/
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