CT 52, 044 (P481793)

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 080257

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 dumu-{d}utu qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma nu-ra-tum-ma
3. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
4. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-bi-la-ku
5. am-mi-nim _9(disz) ma-na siki-hi-a_ dam-qa2-tim
6. a-na bi-tim la ta-di-in
7. sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza mah-ri-ka
8. _9(disz) ma-na siki-hi-a_ a-na bi-tim
9. i-di-in la ta-ka-[la]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x x x [...]
2'. [i]-na#-an-na _siki-hi-a_ dam#-qa2#-tim#
3'. i-di#-in

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/P481793

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 080257
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0392

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80257
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-392

References

  • primary: CT 52, 44

    [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, 44

    [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
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
2020-05-05 at 07:46:14 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481793.
CT 52, 044 artifact entry (No. P481793). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481793 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481793 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481793},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - CT 52, 044 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481793.
CT 52, 044 artifact entry (No. P481793). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481793 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481793 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481793},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481793
LB  - CDLI:P481793
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 52, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481793
ER  -
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