CT 43, 031 (P313321)

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 016942

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 _dumu-mi2_-bi-tim
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-el-ta-ni-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 {d}a-a da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im
5. asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
6. a-na s,u2-ha-ri-im la te-gi
7. an-na-nu-um ki-a-am a-na _{disz}mi2_ ta-ri-ba-tum
8. aq-bi um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma na-ak-li-i
9. um-ma {disz}{_mi2_}a-su-tum-ma u2-ul im-gur
10. u2-la-nu-um {disz}{_mi2_}ta-ri-ba-tum mu-usa
11. u3 s,u2-ha-<ri>-ra-tim a-ta-ra-am-ma a-la-kam
12. i-na-an-na {d}{_mi2_}ta-ri-ba-tum t,u2-ur-di-im
13. u2-ul ta-at,-ru-di-im
14. i-na-an-na szum-ma ni-t,i3-il-ki
15. [{disz}{_mi2_}]ta#-ri-ba-tum t,u2-ur-di-im
16. [x x x x] ta#-ad#-di# x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [...] x
2. {disz}{_mi2_}a-am-[ma]-a nu-i-[di]-ma
3. s,u2-ha-ra-am i-x ih-ta-ia-at,
4. a-na sze-a-am u3 _i3-gesz_ la ta-ha-asz-szi
5. sze-a-am u3 _i3-gesz_ a-na-ku u2-sza-ba-la-ak-ki
6. a-na {disz}{_mi2_}a-am-ma qi2-bi2-ma
7. szum-ma ta-ta-ap-la-AS2-ma tu-lu-sza la da-mi-iq
8. a-na mu-sze-ni-iq-ti sza-ni-ti-im-ma
9. s,u2-ha-ra-am id-ni
10. 1(u) _gur sze_ i-na mi-sze-qi2-im u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ki
11. sza mi-ik-sa-am la im-ku-su
12. 5(ban2) _sze gesz i3 1(u)-3(disz) gesz nag2-hi-a 4(disz) gi_ pa-nu-u2
13. 1(disz) _sag-ah-li{sar}_ u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ki
14. an-na-nu-um ku-ru-ma-tu ma-asz-ti-tu
15. u3 i-[di] ma-[la-hi-im] li-ib-bu t,a3-ab
16. a-[na szu-ti-im sza {disz}{_mi2_}]a-su-tu-um il-qi2-a-am
17. ni-[di a-hi-im la ta]-ra-asz-[szi-i]
18. a-na szu-ti-im le-qe2-em [x x]
19. i-la-ku-ni-ik-ki
20. [ma]-ha-ar be-li-ki ku-ur-bi-ma
21. [asz-szu]-mi-ki lu sza-al-ma-a-ku
22. a-li-ku sza i-la-[ka]-am
23. szu-lu-um s,u2-ha-ri-im
24. szu-up-ri-im

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/P313321

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 016942
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0058

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16942
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-58

References

  • primary: CT 43, 31

    [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, 31

    [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 13:27:14 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
2019-02-13 at 11:52:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:33:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:27:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:17:38 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313321.
CT 43, 031 artifact entry (No. P313321). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313321 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313321 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313321},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313321.
CT 43, 031 artifact entry (No. P313321). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313321 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313321 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313321},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313321
LB  - CDLI:P313321
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - CT 43, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313321
ER  -
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