CT 43, 043 (P313333)

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 108430

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. sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-[la-t,u2]-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma ha-li-ia-um-ma
5. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. _dub_-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
7. a-na za-mi-ri-i ki al-li-ik-ma
8. i-na _kislah_ la-he-e-em
9. 3(u) _sze-gur {gesz}asz2 {d}marduk_ me-sze-qum
10. a-na in-bi-i3-li2-szu
11. {disz}a-pil-er-s,e-tim
12. u3 _dumu_-er-s,e-tim
13. _sipa-mesz u8-udu-hi-a_
reverse
1. i-di-in
2. u3 ka-ni-ik-szu-nu
3. sza _sze-ba mu-bal_
4. szu-[uk]-ni-ik-szu-nu-ti
5. ka-ni-ik-szu-nu at-ta na-an-szi
6. at#-ta# ka#-ni-ik-ka
7. a-[na x] x-i-din-nam i-di-in
8. [x x x ia-an]-ti-in-e-[ra-ah]
9. [x x x x x] x
10. x x x x x x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
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, 43

    [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, 43

    [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 108430
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3262

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:25:46 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-10-27 at 14:17:40 Johnson, J. Cale Atf de Ridder, Alba 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313333.
CT 43, 043 artifact entry (No. P313333). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313333 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313333 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313333},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313333
LB  - CDLI:P313333
M1  - 2025/9/5/
TI  - CT 43, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313333
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313333.
CT 43, 043 artifact entry (No. P313333). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313333 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313333 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313333},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313333
LB  - CDLI:P313333
M1  - 2025/9/5/
TI  - CT 43, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313333
ER  - 
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