AbB 12, 084 (P510608)

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 097220

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 _ugula gidri_ sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-mu-sza-lim-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta
6. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ da-qa2-ti ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _ugula mar-tu_
7. mu-hu-ur-ma
8. sza _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti
9. u2-lu ma-ah-ri-ka
10. u2-lu i-na a-lim e-ma i-ba-asz-szu#-u2
11. sza-a-am
12. t,e4-ma-am szu-up-ra-am-ma
13. i-na zimbir{ki} a-na pu-uh2-hi lu-ud-di-in-ma
14. pu-uh2-szu
reverse
1. i-na babila2{ki}
2. lu-ul-qe2

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/P510608

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 097220
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0274

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13801
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-274

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 84

    [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, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510608.
AbB 12, 084 artifact entry (No. P510608). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510608 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510608 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510608},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510608.
AbB 12, 084 artifact entry (No. P510608). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510608 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510608 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510608},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P510608
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - AbB 12, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510608
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