CT 43, 038 (P313328)

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 080622

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] a-bi-ia sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-[x ...]
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma e-t,i-rum-ma
4. [_{d}utu_] u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi [x]
5. [a]-ba ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. [lu] sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
7. lu da-ri-a-ta
8. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti
9. a-bi-ia ka-ta li-[ki-il]
10. a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am
11. [szu]-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har _{d}utu_ lu da-ri
12. [asz-szum] sza-gur-ru-um
13. ta-asz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim [...] x
2. x [x x] x [x x] x re-esz _itu_
3. [...] IG
4. [...] x re-esz _itu_
5. [...] x
6. [...] a-wi-lum i-qa2-ab-bu
7. [... il]-la-kam
8. [...] x asz-pu-ra-am
9. [...] x-in-ma
10. [...] x [x]-ak-kum
11. [x x x x]-ia x x [x] x am
12. [...] um a-na a x [...]
13. [...] x x [...]
14. [...] a-wi-lum [...]
15. li-sza-an-ni x [...]

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/P313328

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 080622
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0760

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80622
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-760

References

  • primary: CT 43, 38

    [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, 38

    [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 13:39:11 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
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:30:38 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313328.
CT 43, 038 artifact entry (No. P313328). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313328 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313328 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313328},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P313328
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 43, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313328
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313328.
CT 43, 038 artifact entry (No. P313328). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313328 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313328 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313328},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313328
LB  - CDLI:P313328
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 43, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313328
ER  -
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