CT 43, 085 (P313375)

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 016530

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 szu-_{d}kab-ta_
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am ma-ru-ka-a-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia
5. da-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szum 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. sza _sag-geme2_ ma-ah-ri-ka e-zi-ba-kum
8. a-nu-um-ma nu-ur2-_{d}nin-szubur_
9. [at,]-t,ar-da-ak-kum
10. [1(u) 8(disz)] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ wa-at-ra-am
11. [u3] 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ wa-at-ra-am
12. [ku-nu]-uk-ma
reverse
1. [_ku3-babbar_-am ka-an]-kam szu-bi-lam
2. [asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ wa]-at#-ri-im
3. [x-x-x-x]-_{d}kab-ta_
4. [i-na _ka2]-dingir#-ra{ki}_ li-ik-szu-da-an-ni-ma
5. _sze-gesz#-ir3_ ma-li ha-asz-hu
6. lu-ud-di-isz-szu
7. u3 ka-ni-ik 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. usz-ta-bi-la-kum
9. ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-dam

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/P313375

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 016530
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0066

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16530
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-66

References

  • primary: CT 43, 85

    [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, 85

    [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
2025-06-15 at 08:51:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:35:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:47:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 13:56:57 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, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P313375.
CT 43, 085 artifact entry (No. P313375). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313375 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 085 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313375 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CT 43, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313375},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P313375.
CT 43, 085 artifact entry (No. P313375). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313375 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 085 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313375 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CT 43, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313375},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P313375
LB  - CDLI:P313375
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CT 43, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313375
ER  -
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