AbB 13, 188 (P510884)

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 104023

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-x-x u3 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-li-tu-um-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti
5. _1(asz) sze gur_ [x] x [(x)]
6. x x [...] x u2-ul x x [...]
7. a-nu-um-ma li-x [...]
8. x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u2-x [...]
2'. x x x x x
3'. tup-pi2 x x x x x x
4'. a-x ka x x x x
5'. x x x ar-x x
6'. x x x ti x x x
7'. x a x-tum-ma
8'. s,u2-ha-ru la sza-li-im
9'. x x x x x x x x x x x
10'. x x x x x e-te-x x
11'. x x x-im-ma
12'. [...] x

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/P510884

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 104023
Accession Number 1911-04-08, 0713

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-713
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13704

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 188

    [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
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
2018-09-23 at 01:50:27 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, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510884.
AbB 13, 188 artifact entry (No. P510884). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510884 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510884 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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}

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510884.
AbB 13, 188 artifact entry (No. P510884). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510884 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510884 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510884},
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