AbB 12, 165 (P510688)

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 023133

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 be-el bi-tim#
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma _dumu-munus_ {d}suen#-x-x-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk [asz-szu]-mi#-ia
5. da-ri-isz _u4_-mi# li#-ba-al-li#-t,u2-ka
6. bi-tum sza-lim u3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2
7. sza#-al-mu u3 _gu4# hi-a_ szi-ru-[szu]-nu
8. sza-lim i-na _a-sza3_-im
9. _sze_-am _3(u) [sze gur_]
10. <<i>> el-qe2 i-na _a-sza3_ [x]-x-lim
11. _9(asz) sze gur_ el-qe2#
12. u3 ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
13. um#-ma at-ta#-ma
14. al#-wa-am u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im
15. al#-wa-am u2-ul i-di-nu-ni
reverse
1. a-wi#-lum# sza al-wa-am
2. tu-sza-bi-la-ak-ku-um-ma
3. szu-up-ra-ma a-wi-la!(LI)-am sza-tu
4. a-al-wa-am lu-ri-isz
5. u3 at#-ta# isz-tu# _u4_-mi-im
6. sza# al#-li#-ku t,e4-em-ka
7. u2-ul# ta#-asz-pu-ra-am
8. {disz}a-pil2-{d}mar-tu
9. _dumu_ i3-li2-um-ma-ti
10. a-la-ak-ta-szu sa-ad-ra-at-ma
11. ki-a-am aq-bi-szu um-ma a-na-ku-ma
12. su-hu-ur-szu-ma
13. t,e4-em-szu szu-up-ra-am
14. u3 a-na _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_
15. a-hi u2-ul na-di-i

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/P510688

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 023133
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0031

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-31
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13883

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 165

    [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
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-07-27 at 05:02:03 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, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510688.
AbB 12, 165 artifact entry (No. P510688). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510688 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510688 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510688},
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510688.
AbB 12, 165 artifact entry (No. P510688). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510688 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510688 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510688},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510688
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - AbB 12, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510688
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