AbB 13, 095 (P510813)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 080023 (+) BM 080029

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] a-wi-lim
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,-ma
4. [{d}]utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. lu# sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
7. _dingir#_ na-s,i#-ir-ka re#-esz-ka a-na# da#-mi-iq-tim
8. [li]-ki-[il]
9. [a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am]
10. szu#-lum-ka [ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk]
11. u3 be-li2-ia [... lu da-ri]
12. i-nu-ma i-na zimbir{ki} [x x x]
13. ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am um#-[ma at-ta-ma]
14. a-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi tup-pi2 u2-sza#-[ba-la-kum]
15. s,i-bu-ut a-sza-ap-pa-ra-[ak-kum]
16. te-ep-pu-sza-[am]
17. isz#-tu a-na babila2#[{ki}] ta#-al#-[li-ku]
18. tup#-pa-ka u2-ul# [tu-sza-bi-lam]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [s,i-bu-ut]-ka# [...]
2'. u2-ul# ta-asz#-[pu-ra-am-ma]
3'. s,i-bu-ut-ka u2-ul e-[pu-usz]
4'. i-na-an-na {disz}x x [...]
5'. a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-[t,ar-da-asz-szu]
6'. t,e-em-ka ga-am#-ra szu-[up-ra-am-ma]
7'. sza ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 [x] x [...]
8'. a-na ARAD-{d}e2-ul-masz mi-[im-ma]
9'. s,i-bu-tam [asz-pu]-ra#-am#-[ma]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
12'. u3 ARAD-a-x-[...]
13'. _szum2#{sar} szum2-el-lum{sar}_ x [...]
14'. [ap]-pu#?-tum ar#-hi-isz szu-bi-lam
15'. [x x (x)]-iz#-za sza ta#-aq-bi-a-am# u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam
16'. [x x x]-ti#-ka e-re-x-DU
  single ruling

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/P510813

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080023 (+) BM 080029
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0570 (+) 1889-10-14, 0576

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13612
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-570

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 95

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-21 at 01:50:30 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 13, 095 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510813.
AbB 13, 095 artifact entry (No. P510813). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510813 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 095 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510813 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510813},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 095 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510813.
AbB 13, 095 artifact entry (No. P510813). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510813 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 095 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510813 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {AbB 13, 095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510813},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - AbB 13, 095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510813
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