CT 52, 065 (P481813)

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 080446

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# {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um#-[ma x]-x-a-ni-ma
4. {d}utu [u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba]-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. _3(disz)-ta-am3 e2_ li-ta#-pa-at#-ma
6. _a-sza3_-am sza zimbir{ki}
7. li-s,i2-du u3 li-sze-lu-[u2]
8. {disz}a-ki-ia-a {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
9. isz-pu-ur-ma _3(disz) sag-geme2_ [x]
10. i-na bi-tim u2-sze-s,i2
11. ga-na wa-ar-ka-si-na pu-[ru]-us2
12. [x] x ba-li-im a-na ha-ma-DI#-im
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...] ($ traces $)
2. [...] x x
3. [...] x
4. [...] x
5. [...] x x
6. [...] x
7. [...] x-lu-nim
  rest blank

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/P481813

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 080446
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0583

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80446
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-583

References

  • primary: CT 52, 65

    [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, 65

    [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 13:32:21 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
2022-06-14 at 10:24:31 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, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481813.
CT 52, 065 artifact entry (No. P481813). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481813 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481813 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481813},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481813.
CT 52, 065 artifact entry (No. P481813). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481813 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481813 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481813},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481813
LB  - CDLI:P481813
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 52, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481813
ER  -
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