CT 52, 053 (P481801)

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 080347

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 ma-ta-ki qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma a-hu-szi-na-ma
3. be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
5. asz-szum t,e4-em sze-im sza _gu2-un a-sza3_-ki
6. sza# ta-asz-pu-ri-im
7. a-wi-lum e-ri-isz-ki
8. sze-a-am sza e-bu-ri-ki
9. a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-szu
10. im#-ta-da-ad
11. u3 sze-a-am sza-ni-a-am
12. sza um-ma-szu a-na ka-szi-im
reverse
1. ba-ba-lam iq-bu-szum
2. a-na sa3-bi-ti-szu im-ta-da-ad
3. i-na-an-na sze-a-am
4. it-ti _dam-gar3_-ri-im
5. ba-at-qa2-am u3 ma-as2-ka-am
6. i-sa-hu-ra-ki-im
7. i-na li-bu _a-sza3_-ki
8. _sze-gesz-i3_ i-ri-isz-ma
9. _1(asz) gur sze-gesz-i3_ sza le-qe2-ki
10. i-ba-asz-szu-u2
11. a-na ra-bi-a-nu-um szu-up-ri-im-ma
12. ma-s,a-ar-ki li-is,-s,u2-ur-ma!(ZU)
left
column 1
1. mi-ik-si-ki
2. li-ib-lu-ni-im
column 2
1. lu e-re-szu-tum-ma
2. ma-la i-ka-sza-du le-qi2-i

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/P481801

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 080347
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0485

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80347
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-485

References

  • primary: CT 52, 53

    [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, 53

    [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
2022-06-13 at 14:48:41 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481801.
CT 52, 053 artifact entry (No. P481801). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481801 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481801 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481801
LB  - CDLI:P481801
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 52, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481801
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481801.
CT 52, 053 artifact entry (No. P481801). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481801 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481801 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481801
LB  - CDLI:P481801
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 52, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481801
ER  -
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