CT 43, 039 (P313329)

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 016970

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-ha-ti-ia
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um-ma e-t,i-rum-ma
4. ki-ma ti-de-e i-na di-il-hi-im
5. [al]-li-kam
6. asz-szum _sag-ir3_ sza u2-na-i-du-ki
7. _sag-ir3_ szu-a-ti mi-in-di i-bi-i
8. i-il-la-kam-ma
9. ba-lu i-sza-la-an-ni
10. u2-sze-es,-s,u2-szu
11. _sag-ir3_ szu-a-ti ap-pa-tim
12. szu-uk-ni-szu
13. u3 ka-an-nam sza _urudu_
14. sza e-zi-ba-ak-ki
reverse
1. szu-uk-ni-szu
2. a-na be-le-tum _{lu2}din-na_
3. {disz}i-bi-i szi-si-i-ma
4. ki-a-am qi2-bi-i um-ma at-ti-ma
5. _sag-ir3_ pa-aq-da-ak-ki
6. a-di e-t,i-rum i-il-la-kam
7. _sag-ir3_ ba-ba-am la us,-s,i
8. hi-ta-ia-a-ti-szu-ma
9. la i-ha-asz
10. asz-szum 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-na bi-ti
11. _{disz}{d}utu_-na-s,i-ir
12. {tug2}s,u2-ba-az-zu qa2-at-na
13. id-di-nam-ma
14. a-na be-le-tum e-te-zi-ib
15. _dam-gar3_-su2 li-pu-szu-ma
left
1. {tug2}s,u2-ba-tam szu#-a-ti
2. a-na i-bi-i gu-um-mu-ri

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/P313329

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 016970
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0086

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16970
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-86

References

  • primary: CT 43, 39

    [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, 39

    [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 13:27:14 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
2019-02-19 at 09:19:09 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 12:14:06 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313329.
CT 43, 039 artifact entry (No. P313329). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313329 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313329 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313329},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313329.
CT 43, 039 artifact entry (No. P313329). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313329 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313329 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313329},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313329
LB  - CDLI:P313329
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 43, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313329
ER  -
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