CT 43, 013 (P313303)

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 016781

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ARAD-{d}amar-utu-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. [lu sza]-al-ma-tu lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta
6. _[dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka
7. [a-na da]-mi-iq-tim li-ki-il
8. szu#-[lum]-ka# ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri
9. asz-szum# di-ib-ba-tim sza {d}suen-sze-mi a-hi-szu
10. sza i-na _e2 agrig_ ka-lu-u2
11. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu ugula dam-gar3_
12. it-ti _na-asz-bar_ sza be-el-szu-nu
13. a-hi {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi-im
14. a-na babila2{ki}
15. it-ta#-al-kam
reverse
1. at-ta u3 _dumu_ a-hi a-bi-ka
2. szu-ta-ti-a
3. ma-har a-wi-lim be-el-szu-nu
4. pu-ut,-t,e4-ra-a-szu-ma
5. a-na zimbir{ki} li-it-ta-al-kam
6. ba#-lu-szu la ta-a-al-kam
7. [a-na] _iri_ bad3-{d}utu t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu
8. [i-na] an-ni-tim at-hu-tam
9. ku-ul-li-im

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313303

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 016781
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0317

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16781
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-317

References

  • primary: CT 43, 13

    [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, 13

    [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
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2022-08-20 at 12:46:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:30:30 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 15:48:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 14:22:21 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P313303.
CT 43, 013 artifact entry (No. P313303). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313303 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 013 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313303 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 43, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P313303
LB  - CDLI:P313303
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 43, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313303
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P313303.
CT 43, 013 artifact entry (No. P313303). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313303 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 013 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313303 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 43, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P313303
LB  - CDLI:P313303
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 43, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313303
ER  -
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