CT 43, 007 (P313297)

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 016520

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma id-da-tum-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu 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 u3 {d}amar-utu
11. lu# da-ri
12. [asz]-szum# sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
13. la#-ma tu-uk-ki sza te-esz-mu-u2-ma
14. _u8# udu hi-a_ a-na ia-ah-ru-ru sza-ap-li-[i]
15. at-ta-sa-ah
16. u3 1(disz) me-at _u8 udu hi-a_
17. ma-ah-ri-ia
18. [iz]-za-az-za
reverse
1. [ki-ma tu]-uk-ka esz-mu-u2
2. a-na mu-uh2-hi ul-li-a-tim
3. a-na ia-ah-ru-ru sza-ap-li-i
4. usz-ta-bi-il-szi-na-ti
5. _mu 1(disz)-kam_ szi-na li-zi-za#-ma
6. {d}amar-utu-ma la-ma-sa3-ka#
7. li-sza-al-li-im-szi-na-ti
8. ki-ma ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2
9. in-ne-ep-pu-usz

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/P313297

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 016520
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0056

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16520
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-56

References

  • primary: CT 43, 7

    [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, 7

    [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 15:44:16 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
2018-05-22 at 15:44:18 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, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313297.
CT 43, 007 artifact entry (No. P313297). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313297 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313297 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313297},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313297.
CT 43, 007 artifact entry (No. P313297). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313297 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313297 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313297},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313297
LB  - CDLI:P313297
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 43, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313297
ER  -
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