CT 43, 048 (P313338)

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 016548

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  seal impression
1. a-na ba-li-li-im
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-a-ia-ni-x
4. _{d}utu {d}inanna_ da-ar _u4_-mi
5. asz-<<szum>>-szu-mi-ia
6. li-[ba]-li-it,-ka
7. a-wi-x szu-ka-ab-ta
8. a-na s,e-ri-ia i-li-[ka-am]
9. s,i-bu-su e-pe2-sza-am
reverse
1. 1(u) _<gin2> ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-ka-ab-ta
2. i-di-in la ta-ka-la
3. ti-de-e ki-ma _e2-gal_
4. u2-tar-ru-ni a-wi-lam
5. szu-ka-ab-ta i-li-ka-am s,i-bu-su e-<pe2>-sza-am
  word (i-li-ka-am) divided over two lines
6. u2-ul e-li-i DISZ ki-ma
7. s,i-bu-su te9-te9-ep-szu
8. a-na szi-bu-ti a-wa-ta-ka
9. _dub_ x x x
seal 1
1. i3-li2-a-WE-e-ni-isz

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 43, 48

    [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, 48

    [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 016548
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0084

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2019-02-19 at 09:20:56 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-08 at 12:46:35 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-08 at 12:34:59 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313338.
CT 43, 048 artifact entry (No. P313338). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313338 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313338 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313338
LB  - CDLI:P313338
M1  - 2025/8/16/
TI  - CT 43, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313338
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313338.
CT 43, 048 artifact entry (No. P313338). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313338 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313338 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313338
LB  - CDLI:P313338
M1  - 2025/8/16/
TI  - CT 43, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313338
ER  - 
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