CT 43, 042 (P313332)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108425

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na it-ti-_{d}utu_-ba-la-su
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-li-ia-um-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. i-na qa2-be-e a-wi-lim asz-pu-ra-kum
6. 5(gesz2) 3(u) _gur {gesz}ba-ri2-ga_ 1(disz)
7. {disz}i3-li2-u3_{d}utu_ ba-bi-lam
8. i-na _sza3 sze gu2-un_
9. {disz}szu-mi-er-s,e-tim
10. x x bi-szu
reverse
1. [x x x] la i-[ra-asz-szi]
2. [x] x ba-tam li-ih-hu-ul
3. na#-hi-il-ta-szu
4. [x]-ri-tum-ma ku ra x ad
5. [la] ta-qa2-ab-bi
6. a#-[na] tap-pu-ti-ka
7. a-la-ki-im
8. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
9. lu-ut,-ru-da-kum
10. _szuku_ u3 ma-asz-ti-[tum] x ma it ti sza bu x [x]
11. x [...] x [...]

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 43, 42

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo H. 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, 42

    [Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 108425
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3257

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-02-17 at 13:03:30 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:25:23 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:32:46 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:17:38 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 43, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313332.
CT 43, 042 artifact entry (No. P313332). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313332 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313332 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313332},
}

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