CT 52, 034 (P481783)

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 072527

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 i?]-t,i#-ib#-li#-ib-ba-szu
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma] am-mi-di-ta-na-ma
4. _[ugula] szu-i_
5. [asz-szum] _i3-gesz_ isz-tu zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim
6. [a-na x] x x ba-ba#-li#-im
7. [...]-dam
8. [...] x x x
  rest broken
reverse
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481783

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 072527
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 12533

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.72527
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-12533

References

  • primary: CT 52, 34

    [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, 34

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 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
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-01-20 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 Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481783.
CT 52, 034 artifact entry (No. P481783). (2024, December 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481783 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481783 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	month = {dec 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481783},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481783.
CT 52, 034 artifact entry (No. P481783). (2024, December 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481783 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481783 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 8},
	title = {CT 52, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481783},
}


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DA  - 2024/12/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481783
LB  - CDLI:P481783
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CT 52, 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481783
ER  -
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