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CT 43, 047 (P313337)

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 087398

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na ra]-bi-a-an _an-[za-gar3]_-ku-na-nu-um{ki}
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am-[ma]
4. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-[li-it,-ka]
5. i-na bi-[tim] sza na-ba-al-ka-tam i-szu-u2
6. a-wi-lam ta-ak-la-a-ma
7. bi-it _ir3 e2-gal_ na-asz-KU-u2-tim
8. ul-ta-qi2-it hu-ul-qa2-zu sza ih-li-qu2
9. li-ri-bu
10. [x x] x x x
11. [...] x x x
12. [x x x] x x x
reverse
1. [x hu-ul]-qa2-am sza-a-[ti]
2. a-na-an-di-isz-szu
3. la i-ta-ar-ma
4. la-i-ma-ha-ra-an-ni

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 43, 47

[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, 47

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 087398
Accession No.: 1900-10-15, 0016

Provenience

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-01-28 at 15:56:59	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-10-27 at 14:17:38	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.87398) (BM.87398)
British Museum Collection (W_1900-1015-16) (W_1900-1015-16)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313337.

CT 43, 047 artifact entry (No. P313337). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313337 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313337 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313337},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - CT 43, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313337
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313337.

CT 43, 047 artifact entry (No. P313337). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313337 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313337 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313337
LB  - CDLI:P313337
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - CT 43, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313337
ER  -