AbB 12, 078 (P510602)

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 097171

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 da-da-a
2. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li
3. qi2-bi2-ma#
4. um-ma sze20-ep-{d}suen-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}asznan#
6. asz-szum-ia a-na da-ri-a-tim
7. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka
8. _u4_-um un-ne-du#-uk#-ki#
9. ta-am-ma-ru la# ta-bi-ta#-ni
10. _u4_-ma-ka-al la te-[ne2]-zi#-ba#-ni
11. ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku#-[nu lu]-mu#-ur
12. lu-u2 a-wi-il IR [x x]
13. lu-u2 ma-ri szu-szi-im#[{ki}]
14. ta-ak-la sza su x [...]
15. ti-di-a i-ti-ku-[nu]
16. a-na ta-ap-pa szu-uk#-na#-nim-ma
17. i-ti-ku-nu li-il-li-ka
reverse
1. _u4_-ma-ka-al la te-ne2-zi-ba
2. ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-nu
3. lu-mu-ur mi-de-e _u4 5(disz)-kam_
4. ta-ga-ru-ra u2-ul a-wa-ta-a-a
5. i-qa2-bu-ma ar-du-um
6. i-na a-li-i e-le-em
7. u3 ma-t,i-i ZI? x RI? IM#?
8. u3 i-na ma-t,i-i ra-he-e
9. i-s,a-ba-at _1(u) gin2# ku3-babbar_
10. gu-um-ra-ma i-na _dam#-gar3_-re#-e
11. wa-s,i2-i s,a-ab-ta-szu-nu-ti-ma
12. {disz}a-na-{d}utu-tak#-la-ku u3 ARAD-{d}utu
13. pa-ni-ia ku-li#-ma-ma
14. lu-u2 x-li at-tu-nu
15. u2-ul ta-s,a-ri-ma-ma
16. u2-ul a-wa-ta-a-a i-ti-ku#-nu
17. li-il-qu2-ni u3 a-na x [x x (x)] x-szu#
18. sza ma-ah-ri-ku-nu _2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na_
19. [x]-x-re-e i-ti-[szu-nu]
20. li#-qe2-a-nim#-[ma]
21. _u4_-um un-ne-du-uk-ki#
22. ta-am-ma-ra-a
left
column 1
1. _nagga#_ hi-im-mi li-qe2#-a-nim#-ma
2. ki#-la-lu-ku-nu la te-ne2-zi-ba-ni
column 2
1. ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-nu 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/P510602

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 097171
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0225

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13795
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-225

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 78

    [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
2025-08-03 at 19:01:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2018-07-21 at 02:34:27 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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510602.
AbB 12, 078 artifact entry (No. P510602). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510602 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510602 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510602},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510602.
AbB 12, 078 artifact entry (No. P510602). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510602 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510602 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510602},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510602
LB  - CDLI:P510602
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - AbB 12, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510602
ER  - 
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