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AbB 13, 047 (P510766)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 088574

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] {d}suen#-i-din#-[nam]
2. qi2#-bi2-[ma]
3. [um]-ma# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-[ma]
4. [{disz}{d}]suen#-sze-me-e _dumu_ {d}suen#-[...]
5. [ki-a]-am# u2-lam-mi-da-an#-[ni]
6. [um-ma] szu-[ma]
7. [x x] su2#-un-qi2-im i-na ki# [...]
8. [x x x] {d}utu-dingir [...]
9. [x x x] _sze_ id-di-nam# [...]
10. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] {d}utu-dingir x [...]
3'. [isz-pu]-ru-ni-isz#-[szum]
4'. [tup]-pa#-szu a-mu-ur#-[ma]
5'. [szum]-ma tup-pu-um szu#-[u2-um]
6'. [ki]-ma# s,i#-im-da-tim# [(x) (x)]
7'. [...] x x [...]
rest 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AbB 13, 47

[vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 088574
Accession No.: 1901-02-09, 0291

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-03-08 at 07:10:41	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-08-30 at 09:05:51	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

British Museum Collection (W_1901-0209-291) (W_1901-0209-291)
Archives Babyloniennes (834) (834)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510766.

AbB 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P510766). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510766 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510766 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510766},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510766.

AbB 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P510766). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510766 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510766 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510766},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510766
LB  - CDLI:P510766
M1  - 2026/2/9/
TI  - AbB 13, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510766
ER  -