CT 43, 009 (P313299)

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 078286

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 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
7. li-ki-il
8. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am
9. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri
10. a-di sza-la-szi-szu _dub_-pi2
11. u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum-ma
12. t,e4-em-ka ma-la im-hu-ra-ka
13. u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
14. i-na _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 9(disz)-kam_
15. _lu2_ ZA-ar-ra-ar-tum ib-ba-al-ki-tu-ma
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) _sze gur#_ i-ip-tu-u2 ma-s,i
17. x x [...] x u2 an-nu-u2
18. [...] x x x x x x x
19. x x [...] x nu x tum ib-ba-szu-u2
20. i-na x i x asz-t,u2-ur-ma
21. asz-ta-ka-an
reverse
1. u3 sze-um ha-li x x x PI tu-u2-ma
2. sza-ak-nu 1(u) _sze gur_ ma-s,i
3. [x x x x x]-li-iq a-na pe2-e it-tu-ur
4. szum-ma i-na _iti_ an-ni-i sze-um szu-u2
5. la it-ta-s,i
6. ma-am-ma-an u2-ul i-ha-asz-szi-ih
7. i-ha-al-li-iq u3 mu-uh2-hi isz-sza-ka-an
8. szum-ma i-in-ka x x x x szu#-up#-ra-am-ma
9. 1(u) _sze gur_ a-na mu-uh2-hi li-isz-sza-pi2-ik
10. li-ib-ta-al-li-il-ma li-s,i
11. szum-ma la ki-a-am-ma sze-um szu-u2-ma
12. i-na _iti_ an-ni-i li-in-na-di-in-ma
13. li-ib-ta-al-li-it,
14. a-na la-ma-di-ka asz-pu-ra-am
  rest blank

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/P313299

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 078286
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0144

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78286
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-144

References

  • primary: CT 43, 9

    [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, 9

    [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 13:39:11 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
2022-08-04 at 10:40:19 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 15:42:19 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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313299.
CT 43, 009 artifact entry (No. P313299). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313299 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313299 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313299},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313299.
CT 43, 009 artifact entry (No. P313299). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313299 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313299 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313299},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P313299
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 43, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313299
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