CT 52, 026 (P481775)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 080600

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 e-ri-isz-tum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-bi-a-sa-ta-ma
4. _8(disz) {gesz}geszimmar_-ki
5. sza a-na _gu2-un_
6. u2-um-szu-u2
7. i-su-nim
8. um-ma szu-u2-ma
9. sza a-bi-ma
10. i-di-nu-szi-im
reverse
1. _3(disz) lu2_ a-na# _{gesz#}kiri6#_
2. it-ti-ia#
3. ur-du-ma
4. u2-hi-in#-ni-im
5. ma-li ma-s,u2-u2
6. isz-ku-nu-nim

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/P481775

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080600
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0738

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80600
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-738

References

  • primary: CT 52, 26

    [Walker1976CT52] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1976. Old Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 52. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 7, 26

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2020-03-28 at 02:58:11 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481775.
CT 52, 026 artifact entry (No. P481775). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481775 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481775 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481775},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481775},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481775
LB  - CDLI:P481775
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 52, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481775
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481775.
CT 52, 026 artifact entry (No. P481775). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481775 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481775 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481775},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481775},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481775
LB  - CDLI:P481775
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 52, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481775
ER  -
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