AbB 12, 067 (P510591)

Letter tablet 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 097099

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. a-na a-bi-ia sza# _{d}[marduk_ u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-(szu)]
2. qi2-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi-ma
4. _[{d}]utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri#-isz _u4_-mi
5. [a]-bi# ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka]
6. a-bi# lu# sza-lim lu ba-li2-it,
7. _dingir_ na-s,i-[ir] a-bi#-ia# ri#-isz# a-bi#-ia#
8. li-ki-il
9. a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am
10. szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_
11. lu da-ri
12. ki-ma a-bi at-ta ti-du-u2
13. i-ta-a-am sza _ka2_ ka-re-e
14. u2-ul ti-de-e
15. isz#-tu a-na _zimbir{ki}_
16. ta-al-li-ku-u2
17. x ni ma
18. sze-a-am a-na _dumu#?_ a-ab-ba-a
19. u3 ri-isz-_{d}utu_
reverse
1. u3 be-el-ti _e2_
2. ta-ad-di-nu
3. ma-am-ma-an _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul i-di-na-am
4. isz-tu _u4 5(disz)-kam_ ba-ri-a-ku-u2
5. _szuku_ ku-ru-um-ma-<ta>-am u2-ul# i-szu-u2
6. i-na pa-ni a-na _zimbir{ki}_ a-la-ki-ma
7. ki-a-am u2-na-i-dam? um-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. {disz}{mi2}du-uh-szi-ta-am t,u2#-ur2#-da-am
9. [x x] x x x li-iq#-[bi]-ma#
10. [...] x x [...] x u3 x [x (x)]
11. [i]-na#-an#-na# ma-har x [...] ta#-at,-ru#-dam#
12. u3 _1(ban2) zi3-da_ u2-ul tu-sza#-bi#-la-am
13. i-na-an-na _ku3-babbar_ im-ta-ah-ru-ne-en6-ni
14. i-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ sze-am a-ma-ha#-ar#
15. ar#-hi-isz ku-usz-da-am#
16. ma#-am-ma-an# [x x (x)]
17. sza _5(disz) gin2_ [...]
18. na-x-[...]
left
column 1
1. u2-ul e-[x x] ar#-hi-isz u2-ul ta-ka-la#
2. sze#-um ih-[ha-asz-sze]-eh x x-lam? it-ti-ka u2-ul
column 2
1. [a]-da#-ab-bu-ub

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/P510591

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097099
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0153

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13783
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-153

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 67

    [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
2019-02-11 at 12:43:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 12:27:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 01:59:32 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-20 at 08:06:45 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, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510591.
AbB 12, 067 artifact entry (No. P510591). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510591 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510591 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510591},
}


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TI  - AbB 12, 067 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510591.
AbB 12, 067 artifact entry (No. P510591). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510591 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510591 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510591},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510591
LB  - CDLI:P510591
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - AbB 12, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510591
ER  -
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