CT 43, 024 (P313314)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016787 + BM 081420

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-bi-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma _geme2_-be-el-tim-ma
3. be-li2 u3 be-el#-ti asz-szu-mi-ia
4. da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. _dingir_-lum na-s,i-ir-ka
6. ri-isz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki#-il#
7. ma-as,-s,a-ar szu-ul-mi u3 ba#-[la-t,i]
8. i-na ri-szi-ka a-IA ip-[pa-ar-ku]
9. asz-szum _{disz}{d}suen_-isz-me-a-an#-[ni]
10. isz#-[tu] ri-isz sza-at-[tim?]
11. [a-di] i-na#-an-na _5/6(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar]_
12. [sza] il#-ki-im sza a-hi-ia#
13. it#-ti _dam-gar3_ u3 na x [x]
14. [x]-hi-ir-ti-ia el-qi2-[ma]
15. il#?-ka-am a-pu-ul
16. [u3] a-na _sze_-im a-pa-li-im#
17. a-na# _dam-gar3_ da-ab-ba#-ku
18. it#-ti DUMU USZ DUB BI
19. sza sza-pi2-ir zimbir{ki}
20. a-hi tap-pu-ta-am
reverse
1. [x]-pu-usz-ma sza _gu4 hi-a_
2. _sze#-numun#_ u3 al-da#-am#
3. wa#-at-ra-am e-li-szu# [...]
4. il#?-li-ma tup-pa-szu# [...]
5. [i-na]-an#-na# e-bu-ru-um#-[ma]
6. _[dam-gar3]_ i-te-es-ra#-[an-ni]
7. [x x] x DUMU USZ DUB# [BI]
8. sza# sza-pi2-ir zimbir#[{ki}]
9. li-is-su-ni-kum-ma
10. e-li-szu ti-si ma KI x
11. _sze_-am mi-iq-ti-szu
12. sza a-hi-ia li-ki-lam-[ma]
13. li-ib-lu-nim-ma
14. _dam-gar3_ sza _ku3-babbar_ id#-di-nam
15. lu-pu-ul u3 x x x
16. la ip-pa-ra-ar#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P313314 P481881 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P313314

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 016787 + BM 081420
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 1554 + 1892-05-16, 0323

References

primary: CT 43, 24

[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, 24

[Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.
history: AbB 7, 134

[Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.
history: CT 52, 134

[Walker1976CT52] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1976. Old Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 52. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-06-21 at 15:13:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-01-28 at 12:44:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 16:05:17	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 16:02:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P313314.

CT 43, 024 artifact entry (No. P313314). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313314

CT 43, 024 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313314 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 43, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313314},
}

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TI  - CT 43, 024 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P313314.

CT 43, 024 artifact entry (No. P313314). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313314

CT 43, 024 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313314 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2006CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 43, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313314},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/3/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P313314
LB  - CDLI:P313314
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CT 43, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313314
ER  -