CT 43, 028 (P313318)

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 080435

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 be-le-su2-nu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-wi-il-_{d}iszkur_ be-el-ki
4. u3 be-le-et-ki li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
5. asz-szum a-na-ku an-ni-ki-a-am wa-asz-ba-ku-ma
6. _geme2_-ki-na ha-li-iq-tam na-bu-ut-ta-[am ...]
7. u3 sza i-ni-ib-szi-na i-ma-ru-ma
8. i-ka-al-lu-u2 a-na-ku ki-ma ki-na-ti
9. a-da-ab-bu-bu ma-ru-us2-si
10. um-ma szi-ma ma-an-nu is-si-i-ka
11. u3 t,e4-mi-ti-ia ta-sa-ah-hu-ru
12. an-ni-ki-a-am wa-asz-ba-ti-ma
13. a-na-ku ki-a-am a-pu-ul-szi wa-s,i _e2_-ti [...]
14. asz-szum bi-ti-ia u2-ul a-da-ab-bu-ub
15. um-ma szi-ma {disz}a-ha-ti
16. asz-szum {disz}_{d}sza-la_-um-mi
17. u2-ul isz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. at-ta am-mi-nim _geme2_ [ta]-ta-ar-ru-szi
2. i-na na ki x [...]
3. a-di {disz} [...]-ar-ra
4. um-ma x [...] hi ni
5. am-mi#-[nim ...] nu
6. ab [...] um-ma DISZ
7. x [...]
8. la [...]
9. [...] x
10. [...] x
11. [... x]-kam-ma
12. [...]-IG-ti-sza
13. [...]-am-ma
14. x x x [...] x
15. a-ha-as2-sa sza a-sza-ri-isz wa-asz-ba-at
16. a-na na-di-tim ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-[am]
17. _geme2_-ti szu-ri-im-ma
left
1. _geme2_-ki lu-sza-ri-a-ki na-di-tum _geme2_ u2-te-er-ma
2. <<_geme2_ u2-te-er-ma>> _geme2_ na-di-tim ik-ta-la _dub_-pi2 i-na a-ma-ri-im
3. _geme2#_ [na-di-tim szu]-ri-a-am

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P313318

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080435
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0574

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80435
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-574

References

  • primary: CT 43, 28

    [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, 28

    [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
2019-03-24 at 08:42:46 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 09:24:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:17:40 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313318.
CT 43, 028 artifact entry (No. P313318). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313318 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313318 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313318},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313318.
CT 43, 028 artifact entry (No. P313318). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313318 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313318 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313318},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P313318
LB  - CDLI:P313318
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 43, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313318
ER  -
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