AbB 12, 038 (P510562)

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 097234

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}nanna-in-du8 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ib-ba-tum!(TIM) a-hu-ka-a-ma
3. {d}utu u3 _dingir_-ka asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka
4. ki-ma ia-ah-su-uk-dingir i-la-kam-ma
5. tup#-pa-ka la ub#?-ba-la-asz-szu-u2-ma
6. an#-ni-it-ka la an-ni-it-ka
7. i-na# pa-ni-tim a-na a-<ma?>-az{ki} ta-al-li-ik-ma#
8. _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ tu-szi-im-ma
9. ma-ti-ma tup-pa-ka u2-ul il-li-kam
10. u3 a-na di-na-tim ta-ta-ap-la-an-ni
11. sza bi-ri-it _u4_-mu-ka-al
12. a-la-ki-im u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. i-na#-an-na isz-tu _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. wa#-asz#-ba#-ta-ma u2-ul# ta-asz-pu-ra#-am
3. a-nu-um-ma {disz}ia-ah-su-uk-dingir
4. _3(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 an-na-kam_
5. usz#-ta#-bi-la-ku-nu-szi!(SZU)
6. [a-sza]-ri-isz id-na-szu-u2-ma#
7. _ku3-babbar_-szu-u2 i-na ku-nu#-ka-ti-ku-nu
8. li-ka#-ni-ik a-na _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ab-szi
9. szum-ma sza#-li?-im <<KI>>
10. _dingir_-lam sza-al-ma a-li-ik
11. szum-ma a-sza-ri-isz _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi
12. a-na _5(disz) gin2_ a-i-di-in
13. _tug2 hi-a_-tu-ka u2-ul an-ni-ki-am# [(x)]
14. mi-de {disz}dumu-{d}utu i-la#-[ka-ku]-um#-ma _tug2 hi-a_-ti-szu
15. i-ri-isz-ka um-ma# [at-ta]-a-ma i-na _{gesz}ma2?_-[ma?]

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/P510562

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 097234
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0288

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13755
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-288

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 38

    [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 08:47:32 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510562.
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (No. P510562). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510562},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510562.
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (No. P510562). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510562},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P510562
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - AbB 12, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510562
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