AbB 13, 142 (P510860)

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 094433

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
1. a-na a-bi-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ib-ni-{d}mar-tu-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im
4. a-bi li-ba#-al#-li-t,u2
5. asz-szum _dumu-mesz e2_ [{d}]suen# sza ia-ad-ru-uk-li-im
6. u3 {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, sza a-bi isz-pur-am
7. i-na _dumu-mesz e2_ {d}suen sza ia-ad-ru-uk#-li-im
8. [{disz}]a-pil-er-s,e#-tim#-ma ma-ah-ri-ia
9. [{disz}]bad3{ki}-ga-mil# ma-har a-bi-ia
10. [{disz}]a-pil-er-s,e-tim usz-ta-ri-a-am
11. _[x]-mesz_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

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/P510860

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 094433
Accession Number 1901-10-12, 0086

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-1012-86
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13658

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 142

    [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
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-22 at 02:49:21 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, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510860.
AbB 13, 142 artifact entry (No. P510860). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510860 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 142 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510860 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510860},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510860.
AbB 13, 142 artifact entry (No. P510860). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510860 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 142 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510860 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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