CT 43, 023 (P313313)

Letter tablet 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 013973

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-ta-a
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-ha-mar-szi-ma
4. {d}nin-szubur# asz-szum-ia
5. da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba#-al-li-it,-ka
6. asz-pu-ra-ak#-ku#-um-ma
7. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
8. am-mi-ni un-ne-du-uk#-ka-ka
9. la il-li-ka-am#
10. a-na-ku sza un-ne-du-uk-ki-i-im
11. szu-bu-li-im
12. a-nu-um-ma {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
13. asz-ta#-ap-ra-ak-ku-um
14. 5(disz) _[gin2] ku3-babbar#_ id-na-asz-szum
15. _a-sza3_-li la in-na-an-di
  blank space
reverse
  blank

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P313313

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013973
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0073

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.13973
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-73

References

  • primary: CT 43, 23

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo H. 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, 23

    [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 14:36:56 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 16:02:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313313.
CT 43, 023 artifact entry (No. P313313). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313313 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313313 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313313},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313313.
CT 43, 023 artifact entry (No. P313313). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313313 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313313 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313313},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313313
LB  - CDLI:P313313
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CT 43, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313313
ER  -
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