AbB 12, 080 (P510604)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 097181

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-bi-ia sza {d}marduk
2. u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma tu-nu-hu-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
6. a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2
7. {disz}sze-li-bu _ugula mar-tu_ ki-a-am iq-be2-e
8. um-ma szu-ma _2(asz) gur i3-gesz_ li-qe2-e-ma
9. a-na tu-un-nu-hi i-di-in
10. um-ma a-na-ku-ma tu-un-nu-ha
11. u2-ul i-de-e an-ni-tam iq-be2-e
12. i-na-an-na tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku
13. sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-gesz 1(u) sze gur_
14. [x] x x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. a-na x x x-e li-iz-zi-za
envelope
obverse
1. [tup]-pi2# tu-un-nu-hu
2. [x] x _zu2-lum_ szu-bi-lam
seal 1
1. i3?-li2-ba-ni-i?
2. dumu# ZA-AB-ra#?-tum#?
3. ARAD {d}suen
4. u3 {d}x-x

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/P510604

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 097181
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0235

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13797
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-235-a

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 80

    [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
2018-07-21 at 03:28:12 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, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510604.
AbB 12, 080 artifact entry (No. P510604). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510604 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510604 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510604},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510604.
AbB 12, 080 artifact entry (No. P510604). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510604 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510604 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510604},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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