AbB 12, 019 (P510544)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097063

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}na#-bi-um#-[at-pa-lam]
2. qi2#-bi2#-ma
3. um#-[ma {d}]marduk#-mu-sza-lim-ma
4. asz-szum# {d}na#-[bi-um]-szar-rum sza ta-asz-[pu-ra-am]
5. x x ni-su2-uq KU? x [...]
6. [x an]-da#-ah-szum{sar} [...]
7. [x x] x{sar#} [(x)]
8. [tu]-usz#-ta-na#-ab#-[ba-lam]
9. x ma ZUM sza be-li2-ia x x x
10. sza ki-ma an-da-ah-szum{sar}
11. sza tu-usz-ta-na-ab-ba-lam#
12. x x x an-da#-ah#-szum#{sar} x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
1. i-na#-an#-na# {disz}x [...]
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) an-da-ah-szum{sar#} [x x]
3. sza e-li-szu-nu dam-qu2 [x (x)]
4. la i-ba-[asz-szu]-u2#
5. u2-sza-bi#-[la-kum]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. szu-bi-[lam]

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/P510544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097063
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0117

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-117
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13737

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 19

    [vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.

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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-01-28 at 08:21:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-04 at 02:38:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510544.
AbB 12, 019 artifact entry (No. P510544). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510544 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510544 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510544},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510544.
AbB 12, 019 artifact entry (No. P510544). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510544 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510544 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510544},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510544
LB  - CDLI:P510544
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - AbB 12, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510544
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