AbB 12, 172 (P510695)

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 026254a

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
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. u3 be-li2# [...]
3'. ma-har {d}utu a-na# be#-[li2-ia ...]
4'. a-na be-li2-ia x [...]
5'. u3 a-na-ku _ARAD_-ka u2-ul x [...]
6'. isz#-ri-qa2-am ku-nu-uk lu2-{d}iszkur-ra# [...]
7'. a-na-as,-s,a-ar
8'. ki-ma be-li2 i-du-u2 mi-szar ma-tim
9'. szar-rum isz-ku-un di-pa-ar _ku3-sig17_
10'. a-na ma#-tim isz-szi u3 ma-li ma-tim im-si
11'. a-na-ku a-na ma-tim sza-ni-a-ku
12'. u3 ki-ma i-na# la wa-sza-bi-ia ki-ma _sze_-um
13'. i-na _e2_ sin-i-din-nam _ARAD_-ka la i-ba-asz-szu-u2
14'. a-na szar-rum ta-aq-bu-u2 esz-me-e-ma
15'. ma#-har {d}utu a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta [ak-ru-ub]
16'. i-na-an-na 2(disz) tup-pa-tim# [...]
17'. sza _1(gesz2) sze gur_ i-na _sze_ [...]
18'. a-na kar-{d}utu x [...]
reverse
1. ka-ni-ka-at _7(gesz2) sze gur_ sza u2-x-[...]
2. sza be-li2-ia ka#-ta a-wi-il-sin _sza13#-dub#-ba#_
3. u3 _x x-mesz_ na-szi-a-[ku]
4. u3 i-nu-ma be-li2 at-ta a-na _ab2 gu4 hi-a_
5. u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ szu-bu-ri-im
6. be-li2 il-li-kam-ma i-na zimbir{ki} usz-bu
7. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na erin2 ka2 e2-gal_
8. a-na _szuku erin2 ug3-IL2_ sza qa2-ti-szu na-da-nim
9. iq#-bi-i-ma tup-pi2 _lugal#_ a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
10. sza i-na _sze_-im sza sin-i-din#-nam# [...]
11. _szuku ug3-IL2_ x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. a-na lu2-{d}iszkur-ra u3 _kar_ zimbir#{ki#} al-li-kam-ma du-[...]
2. be-li2 ki-ma ra-bu-ti-szu a-na _lugal_ li-iq-bi-ma ki-ma [...]

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/P510695

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 026254a
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0072a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13890
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-72-a

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 172

    [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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2019-01-28 at 15:40:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-06 at 03:58:20 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, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510695.
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (No. P510695). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {AbB 12, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510695},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 12, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510695.
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (No. P510695). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {AbB 12, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510695
LB  - CDLI:P510695
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AbB 12, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510695
ER  -
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