CT 43, 051 (P313341)

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 016887

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 bi-ti-i qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma i-ni-ib-szi-na-ma
3. _{d}suen_ u3 _{d}inanna a-ha ki_ asz-szu-mi-ia
4. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
5. asz-szum _sag geme2_ sza ta-asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ri-im
6. um-ma at-ti-ma _sag geme2_ te-er-ri-im
7. asz-ta-al-ma um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma
8. ah-ha-tu-sza _sag geme2_-tim dam-qa2-tim
9. i-sza-a szi-i _sag geme2_ na-wi-ir-tam
10. u2-ul i-szu i-na zu-mu-ur ki-a-am
11. isz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am
12. a-nu-um-ma _dub_-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ki-im
13. a-na sza _dub_-pi2 ub-la-ak-ki-im
14. _sag geme2_ id-ni-isz-szum
15. u3 a-na sza _sag geme2_ ta-na-ad-di-ni-szum
16. ru-uk-ki-si-i-szu
17. um-ma at-ti-i-ma _sag geme2_
18. u2-ul tu-sza-ra-am-ma
19. tu-szu-u2-um ta-na-ad-di-in
20. it-ti sza _sag geme2_ ta-na-ad-di-isz-szum
reverse
1. ma-ru szi-[ip-ri-ki] t,u2-ur-di-im-ma
2. _sag geme2_ lu-[sza]-ri-a-ak-ki-im
3. [pi2-qa2-at-lu]-u2 a-bu-sza
4. lu-[u2 um-ma-sza] _ku3 [babbar_] u2-[ka-al]-lu-ni-ik-ki-im
5. um-ma szu-nu-ma ma-ra-at-ni
6. ni-pa-at,-t,a-ar la ta-ma-ga-ri
7. _sag geme2_ pa-aq-da-ak-ki-im
8. a-na _sag geme2_ la te-gi-i
9. pi2-qa2-at a-wi-lum i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ki-im
10. um-ma szu-u2-ma lu-u2 _sag geme2_
11. lu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ u2-ka-al-la-ak-ki
12. la ta-ma-ga-ri
13. pi2-qa2-at i-na pi2-i-im i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ki
14. um-ma at-ti-ma a-na a-ha-ti-ia
15. u2-ul ad-di-in a-na ka-a-szum
16. a-na-ad-di-na-ak-kum

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, 51

    [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, 51

    [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 016887
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0003

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2019-03-24 at 08:44:45 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-11-12 at 12:09:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Kokken, Martijn 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):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 43, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P313341.
CT 43, 051 artifact entry (No. P313341). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313341 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 051 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313341 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 43, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313341},
}


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