AbB 12, 170 (P510693)

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 025173 & BM 025173A

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# [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

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/P510693

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 025173 & BM 025173A
Accession Number 1898-02-16, 0227

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13888
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-227-a

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2018-07-27 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, 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: November 4, 2026).
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}

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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: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510693},
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