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CT 43, 069 (P313359)

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 108428

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 be-ti-i
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma nam-ra-tum-ma
4. [_{d}utu]_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. [li-ba]-al-li-t,u2-ki
6. [i-na] e-da-di-im sza _e2_-ni
7. 2(asz) _sze gur_ a-na i3-li2-i-din-nam
8. usz-ri-i-ma
9. i-na e2-da-di-im
10. sza a-na za-al-x-x
11. li-isz-qu2-lu
reverse
1. {disz}{d}tasz-me-tum-ma-gi-ra-at
2. id-ni-szum
3. tap-pu-ut-zu
4. li-il-li-ik
5. a-na _u4 5(disz) kam_ a-la-kam
6. a-na pa-ni-ia
7. li-isz3-te-er-si

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, 69

[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, 69

[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 108428
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3260

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 13:39:11	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
2019-02-17 at 13:24:59	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-11 at 13:44:26	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-11-12 at 12:09:16	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Kokken, Martijn		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.108428) (BM.108428)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-3260) (W_1913-0416-3260)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313359.

CT 43, 069 artifact entry (No. P313359). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313359 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313359 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313359},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - CT 43, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313359
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313359.

CT 43, 069 artifact entry (No. P313359). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313359 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313359 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313359},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313359
LB  - CDLI:P313359
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - CT 43, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313359
ER  -