CT 43, 006 (P313296)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016810

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba#-[...]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-i-[...-ma]
4. [{d}]utu# u3 {d}amar-utu [...]
5. [lu sza]-al#-ma-a-a-ta [...]
6. [lu] da-ri-a-ta
7. _[dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka ri#-[...] li#-ki-il
8. [a-na szu-ul]-mi-ka [asz-pu-ra-am]
9. [szu-lu]-um#-ka# [...] x x
10. [lu] da-ri# [...]
11. _[dingir]_-ka la-ma-as-sa3-ka u3 x [...]
12. sza# i-ka-ra-ba-ak-kum [...] x x x
13. asz-szum qa2-ti _ninda_ sza za-[ma-ar]-da#-bu-tim
14. sza ma-ah-ri-ka qa2-tam szu-a-ti#
15. u3 im x x x la te ZI x x
16. x x x x qi2-sza-am-ma szu [x]
17. [...] a-na pu-uh-hi [...]
18. [...]
reverse
1. szu#-up#-ra-am-ma#
2. a-na-ku sze-a-am i-na babila2{ki} x [...]
3. u2-ul-li-ki-a-am sze-um a-na s,i-bu-[tim]
4. ri-szi li-ki-il!(IN)
5. {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 sza _tug2_ s,u2-ba-tam u3 _tug2_ [...]
6. [sza] be-el-ti-sza a-na SZI BI u2 il-qu2 x
7. [it-ta]-al#-ka isz-tu _u4 2(u)-kam_ i-na zimbir{ki} szi-i
8. [x x x] mu-usz-ke-nim sza a-na te-ni-qi2 x
9. [il-qu2]-u2 an-ni-ki-a-a-am i-ma-at
10. [...]
11. [sza usz]-ta#-bi-la-ak-kum
12. [x x] _ninda_ sza za-ma-ar-da-bu-tim
13. [{disz}]dingir#-sza-he2-gal2 a-na dingir-szu-ba-ni
14. pi2-iq-da-am-ma
15. it-ti-szu li-il-li-ik#-ma
16. me-hi-ir _dub_-pi2-ia szu-bi-lam#
17. u3 ir-bi sze-e sza a-na x [...]
18. i-na-di-nu# qu2-ut-ti-a-am# [...]
19. [(...)]

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/P313296

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 016810
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0346

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16810.A + BM.16810
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-346

References

  • primary: CT 43, 6

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1963. Old-Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 43. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 6

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-03 at 15:40:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:09:40 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 15:45:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 14:22:18 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313296.
CT 43, 006 artifact entry (No. P313296). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313296 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313296 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313296},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313296.
CT 43, 006 artifact entry (No. P313296). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313296 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313296 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313296},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313296
LB  - CDLI:P313296
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CT 43, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313296
ER  -
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