AbB 01, 118 (P509377)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Todd, T., Wimbledon, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Todd, T., Wimbledon, London, UK

Museum Number

Todd 01

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-nu-ma i-na _e2_ da-[...]
2. ma-ah-ri-ia ta-az-[...]
3. ki-ma _sze_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ la qe2-er-[ba-am-ma]
4. _duh duru5 had2-du_ a-na _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_-ia#
5. s,a-ma-da-am la e-lu-u2 aq-bi-kum-ma#
6. a-na 3(u) _gur duh had2-du_ szu-bu-lim u2-na-ah-i-id-ka
7. u3 sza-la-szi-szu tup-pa-ti-ia u2-sza-bi-la-ak#-kum#
8. _gu4 hi-a_ sza _iti szu-numun-a iti NE-NE-gar_ u3 _iti kin-{d}inanna_
9. _sza3-gal_ la i-ku-lu ba-al-t,u2-u2
10. a-na mi-nim ma-ru-usz-tam an-ni-tam te-pu-sza-an-ni
11. lu-u2 ta-al-li-kam u3-lu ta-asz-pu-ra-am
12. a-na a-wa-ti-ka u2-ul usz-ta-i
13. _sze_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul qe2-er-ba-am-ma
reverse
1. sa-bu-tam a-na-ad-di ta-[...]
2. _sze_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ ad-di-na-ak#-[kum-ma]
3. u2-ne-eh-[...]
4. 1(disz) _amar mu_ 3(asz) i-na i-ni-ia ta#-[...]
5. i-na _gu4 hi-a_-ia ta-as-su2-uq-ma a-na# [...]
6. te-el-qi2 a-na mi-na-a usz-ta-a-ak-kum
7. ka-bi-it-tam an-ni-tam te-pu-sza-an-ni
8. {disz}{d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 a-na ma-ah-ri-ka
9. at,-t,ar-dam szum-ma 3(u) _gur duh had2-du_
10. szum-ma 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szum#
11. _gu4 hi-a_ li-sza-ak-szi-dam [...]
12. i-na la _sza3-gal_ la i-mu#-[tu]
13. qa2-ti-ia la tu-[...]

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/P509377

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Todd, T., Wimbledon, London, UK
Museum Number Todd 01
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 16801

References

  • primary: AbB 1, 118

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: JCS 14, p.56-58

    [Saggs1960letter] Saggs, Henry W. F. 1960. “An Unaddressed Old Babylonian Letter.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (2): 56–58. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359254.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-08-03 at 13:46:00 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 09:16:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-14 at 11:29:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 01, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509377.
AbB 01, 118 artifact entry (No. P509377). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509377 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 01, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509377 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 01, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509377},
}

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TI  - AbB 01, 118 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 01, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509377.
AbB 01, 118 artifact entry (No. P509377). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509377 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 01, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509377 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 01, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509377},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509377
LB  - CDLI:P509377
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AbB 01, 118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509377
ER  - 
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