CT 43, 033 (P313323)

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 085236

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 ka#-lu-mu-um qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma [da]-mi-iq-_{d}marduk_-ma
3. a-na BI-ti [x x] x na x x
4. wa-asz-ba-ti [x x x x x] x u2-ul u2-ri-id
5. u3 a-na [x x x x x] x x
6. _e2_ {_lu2_} DIN [x x x x] x
7. _a-sza3_-li i-na la#-[x] x x x it-tal-la-ku
8. _a-sza3_-li WA BU UD# x ta-li-IG
9. u3 ni-szu ta-ta-na-at,-al-ma
10. ma-ti-i-ma u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
11. _esz2-gar3 3(disz) gud-apin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sze gur_
12. 3(disz) _gur apin_ ma-ah-ri-szu i-za-az-zu-ma
13. ma-ti-i-ma 1(gesz'u) _sze gur_ u2-ul tu-ma-al-li#
14. u3 ki-ma 1(disz) _gud-apin_ sza _e2-gal_ a ab ba x [...]
15. ma-ti-i-ma sze-a-am u2-ul ta-im-du-ud#
16. x _iku a-sza3_-am _sze-gesz-i3_ i-ri-isz-ma
17. 7(asz) _gur sze-gesz-i3_ u2-sza-li-a-am
reverse
1. _sze-gesz-i3_ ki-ma a-da-ri-im ar-ra-ku
2. u3 ma-di-isz dam-qu2
3. szi-it-ti# [x x] x x x x x-ma
4. sza-lu-[...]
5. szum x [...]
6. a x [...]
7. a-nu-[um-ma x x x x]
8. [...]
9. x [...]
10. 9(gesz) 5(u) 3(asz) [x _sze-gur_ ...] x
11. szi-iq me-sze-qi2# x [x x x x] x
12. a-na _gesz asz2 e2_ a-na [x x x]-ra-ma
13. a-na _{d}suen_-na-ap-[...]
14. _dirig_ sza sze-im sza x [x x x] x ra ki im id x
15. szu-up-ra-nim u3 i-na _e gu2 i7 zimbir{ki}_
16. sza szar-rum _sahar-hi-a_ ra-bu-ti isz-pu-ku
17. pi2-ta-am ip-te-ma
18. u3 a-na pi2-ti-im-ma a-na ze2-ke-ri-im
19. u2-ul i-li-ik
20. na-ga-al-lu ma-la ip-te-tu-u2
21. a-na mi-nim szu-u2 ip-te
22. u3 na-ga-al-lu a-na mi-nim a-na _a-sza3_-ia
23. 5(disz) x is-ni-qu2-nim at-ta a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_
24. ta-al-li-ka-ma u2-ul ta-aq-bi-a
25. u3 a-na a-wa-tim an-ni-tim
26. a-ma-ga-ar-ku-nu-ti

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/P313323

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085236
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0043

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.85236
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0415-43

References

  • primary: CT 43, 33

    [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, 33

    [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
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2021-06-09 at 13:55:17 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:47:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:34:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:37:07 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, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P313323.
CT 43, 033 artifact entry (No. P313323). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313323 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313323 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {CT 43, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313323},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P313323.
CT 43, 033 artifact entry (No. P313323). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313323 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313323 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {CT 43, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313323},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P313323
LB  - CDLI:P313323
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 43, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313323
ER  -
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