AbB 12, 030 (P510555)

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 097105

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# be-el-szu-nu [qi2]-bi2#-[ma]
2. um-ma {d}na-bi#-um#-at#-[pa-lam]-ma#
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba#-[al-li]-t,u2#-ka
4. asz-szum a-hi-ka# sza ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am#
5. a-za-az# re-sza-am u2-ka-al
6. u3 mi-nu-um sza# ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
7. um-ma at-ta-a-ma _a-sza3_-am
8. a-na pa-ni-ka usz-ta-na-sa-aq
9. a-di ki-ma i-na-an-na szu-ta-su#-qu2-um-ma
10. tu-usz-ta-na-sa-aq
11. lu-u2 ti-de-e asz-tap-ra-ku-um#
reverse
1. i-na zu-mur _u4 1(u)-kam ba-zal_
2. _gu4 hi-a_ isz-ka-ra-am
3. li-is,-ba-tu
4. lu ti-de-e asz-tap-ra-ku-um
5. ni-ti a-hi-im la ta-ra-szi

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/P510555

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 097105
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0159

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13748
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-159

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 30

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-07-04 at 03:55:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510555.
AbB 12, 030 artifact entry (No. P510555). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510555 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510555 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510555
LB  - CDLI:P510555
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - AbB 12, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510555
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510555.
AbB 12, 030 artifact entry (No. P510555). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510555 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510555 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510555
LB  - CDLI:P510555
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - AbB 12, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510555
ER  -
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