CT 43, 083 (P313373)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013322

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-ki-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am-ma
4. t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia asz-szum pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_
5. sza te-IB?-u2 s,a-ba-ti
6. u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza a-na _zi-ga_
7. tu-sze-s,u2-u2
8. le-qe2-em-ma
9. i-na _iti ziz2-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
10. a-na _e2_ a-ki-tim sa-na-qi2-im
11. it-ta-asz-pa-ra-ak-kum
12. ki-ma i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia
13. isz-sza-ap-ra-ak#-kum#
reverse
1. pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ s,a-ab-ta
2. u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_
3. sza a-na _zi-ga_ tu-sze-s,u2-u2
4. li-qi2-a-ma#
5. a-na a-da-an isz#-sza#-ap#-ra#-ak#-kum#
6. a-na _e2_ a-ki#-tim# si-in-qa2
7. _udu-nita2_ ma-t,u2 a-na pa-ni la i-pa-ar-<ri>-ik

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313373

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013322
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0413

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.13322
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-413

References

  • primary: CT 43, 83

    [Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 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, 83

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-01-28 at 13:55:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 13:55:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-04 at 13:50:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313373.
CT 43, 083 artifact entry (No. P313373). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313373 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313373 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 43, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313373},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - CT 43, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313373
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313373.
CT 43, 083 artifact entry (No. P313373). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313373 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313373 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 43, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313373},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313373
LB  - CDLI:P313373
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - CT 43, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313373
ER  -
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