CT 43, 018 (P313308)

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 086399

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 sza-pi2-ri-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma sig-an-nu-ni-tum-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. sza-pi2-ri li-ba-al-li-t,u2
6. sza-pi2-ri asz-szu-mi-ia lu sza-lim lu ba-li#-it, lu da-ri
7. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir sza-pi2-ri-ia re-esz da#-mi-iq-ti
8. sza-pi2-ri-ia li-ki-il
9. szu-lum sza-pi2-ri-ia ma-har {d}utu u3 i-li-ka lu# ka-ia-an
10. ki-ma sza-pi2-ri i-du-u2 isz-tu _iti 1(disz)-kam_
11. mar-s,a-a-ku-ma na-di-a-ku
12. i-nu-ma sza-pi2-ri isz-tu babila2{ki}
13. a-na zimbir{ki} a-na ma-har {d}utu ra-i-mi-szu
14. il-li-kam mar-s,a-a-ku-ma
15. it-ti sza-pi2-ri-ia u2-ul an-na-me-er
16. sza-pi2-ri a-na hi-t,i-im la i-s,a-ab-ba-tam
reverse
1. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ x x
2. ma x x x x x x
3. a-na x x x [x x] x x x x
4. szum-ma _sag-geme2_ i-na _e2_ a-gi-ri-sza
5. uq-ta-al-la-al
6. ba-lum-ma-a be-li-sza x x x x
7. ha-at,-t,a-am i-na mu-uh-hi-sza i-na-ad-di
8. u3 u2-sza-aq-ba-a-szi
9. isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 4(disz)-kam_
10. mi-ni-a-ti-ia u2-da-an-na-nam-ma
11. a-na ma-har sza#-pi2#-ri#-ia a-al-la-kam
12. sza-pi2-ri x x _sag-geme2_
13. sza# ba-lum be-li-sza ha-at,-t,a-am
14. i-na mu-uh-hi-sza id-du-u2 u3 u2-sza-aq-bu-szi
15. di-nam sza-pi2-ri u2-sza-ah-ha-za-an-ni
16. a-di a-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_
17. a-na ma-har sza#-pi2#-ri-ia a-al-la-kam
18. sza-pi2-ri di-nam# szu-a-ti
19. la i-ga-am-ma-ar

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/P313308

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 086399
Accession Number 1899-10-14, 0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.86399
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-1014-20

References

  • primary: CT 43, 18

    [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, 18

    [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 13:32:21 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 13:53:53 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
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, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313308.
CT 43, 018 artifact entry (No. P313308). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313308 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313308 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313308},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313308.
CT 43, 018 artifact entry (No. P313308). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313308 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313308 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313308},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313308
LB  - CDLI:P313308
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 43, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313308
ER  -
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