CT 43, 036 (P313326)

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 016952

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 szu-_kab-ta_
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}e-ri-zum-ma-tum-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}inanna_ da-ri-SZU _u4_-mi li-[ba]-al-li-t,u2-ka a-wi-le-e
  word (li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka) divided over two lines
5. ta-as2-ki-pa-am-ma at-ta-a
6. a-la-kam-ma le-ma-at
7. a-wi-lu-u2 ka-ta-a-ma
8. u2-qa-wu-ka _dub_-pi2 ki-ma
9. te-esz-te-mu-u2 e-li-pa-am
10. ag-ra-am-ma
reverse
1. a-la-kam ep-sza-am
2. asz-szum ZU-lu-a-at
3. a-ni-ka-a-am wa-sza-bu-um-ma
4. wa-asz-ba-at u3 ta-pu-ni
5. i-na-t,a3-lu-ka-a-ma
6. li-ba-szu-nu ka-ZI-i
7. i-na a-li{ki}-ka
8. ka-qa-ad ka-ri-im [x x]
9. x [x li]-szu at-ta-a-ma
10. [x x] u3 a-ni-ka-a-am
11. [wa-sza-bu-um]-ma wa-asz-ba-at
12. [x x x x]-ta-tim
13. [x] x x x a-kam ep-sa-[am]

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/P313326

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 016952
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0068

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16952
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-68

References

  • primary: CT 43, 36

    [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, 36

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 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
2019-02-19 at 09:21:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 09:18:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:28:51 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313326.
CT 43, 036 artifact entry (No. P313326). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313326 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313326 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313326},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313326.
CT 43, 036 artifact entry (No. P313326). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313326 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313326 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313326},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313326
LB  - CDLI:P313326
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 43, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313326
ER  -
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