AbB 12, 170 (P510693)
Letter tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 025173 & BM 025173AProvenience
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Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. a-na# [x]-x-{d}suen
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma x-ma-sum2-ma
4. {d}szakkan2 u3 {d}dumu-zi
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka
6. _sze_-a-am sza ki-ma a-na a-wi-il-i3-li2
7. ta-na-di-nu
8. da-am-qa2 i-di-szu-ma
9. u3 an-ni-ki-a-am
reverse
1. da-am-qa2 li-di-nam
2. u3 s,i2-ib-tam
3. ku-un-ka-asz-szu
envelope
obverse
broken
reverse
broken
seal 1
broken
obverse
1. a-na# [x]-x-{d}suen
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma x-ma-sum2-ma
4. {d}szakkan2 u3 {d}dumu-zi
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka
6. _sze_-a-am sza ki-ma a-na a-wi-il-i3-li2
7. ta-na-di-nu
8. da-am-qa2 i-di-szu-ma
9. u3 an-ni-ki-a-am
reverse
1. da-am-qa2 li-di-nam
2. u3 s,i2-ib-tam
3. ku-un-ka-asz-szu
envelope
obverse
broken
reverse
broken
seal 1
broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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primary: AbB 12, 170
[vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.
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- Museum No.: BM 025173 & BM 025173A
- Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0227
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune | Archives Babyloniennes | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2018-07-27 at 05:02:03 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Archives Babyloniennes (13888) (13888)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-227-a) (W_1898-0216-227-a)
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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 170 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P510693.
AbB 12, 170 artifact entry (No. P510693). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510693 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 170 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510693 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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