AbB 12, 047 (P510571)

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 097116

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. a-wi-lu-u2 _lu2_ ma-an-ki-sum2{ki}
6. sze-a-am sza il-qu2-nim
7. a-na s,i-bu-tim isz-ta-ak-nu-u2-ma
8. sze-a-am ha-asz-hu-u2
9. _1(u) sze gur_ i-di-isz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
10. {disz}be-el-szu-nu ra-bi-a-nu-um
11. u3 szi-bu-ut# _iri#{ki#}_
reverse
1. ka-ni-kam li-zi-bu#-nim#
2. szum-ma szu-nu-ti
3. tu-sa3-al-li-im-szu-nu-ti
4. a-na-ku it-ti-szu-nu
5. ka-ni-kam lu-zi-ba-kum
6. ma-ti-ma a-na s,i-bu-tim
7. u2-ul asz-pu-ra-kum
8. u3 szum-ma
9. it-ti ib-ri-ka
10. ta-ma-ra-am
11. a-na sza asz-pu-ra-kum
12. la tu-usz-ta-ha
13. i-na an-ni-tim at-hu-<ut>-ka#
14. lu-mu-ur

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/P510571

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 097116
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0170

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13764
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-170

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 47

    [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 11:07:37 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, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510571.
AbB 12, 047 artifact entry (No. P510571). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510571 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510571 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510571},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510571.
AbB 12, 047 artifact entry (No. P510571). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510571 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510571 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510571},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P510571
M1  - 2026/11/2/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510571
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