CT 52, 078 (P481826)

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 080414

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

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na x] x [...]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma a-li2-ta-li-mi#-[ma]
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. asz-szum a-wa-a-tim
6. sza _dumu-mesz_ sig-{d}a-nu-ni-tum
7. sza ti-du-u2
8. i-nu-ma i-na babila2{ki}
9. wa-asz-ba-a-ta
10. a-wa-a-tu-szu#-nu u2-ul in-nam-ra
11. i-na-an-na _dumu-mesz_ ip-qu2-{d}a-nu-ni-tum szu-nu-[ti]
12. a-na ma-ah#-ri#-ka# at,#-t,ar#-dam
13. a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu
reverse
1. a-mu-ur-ma
2. szu-te-sze-er-szu-nu-ti

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/P481826

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 080414
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0553

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80414
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-553

References

  • primary: CT 52, 78

    [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, 78

    [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
2023-03-26 at 08:05:12 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481826.
CT 52, 078 artifact entry (No. P481826). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481826 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481826 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481826},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481826.
CT 52, 078 artifact entry (No. P481826). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481826 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481826 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481826},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P481826
LB  - CDLI:P481826
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 52, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481826
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