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CT 43, 088 (P313378)

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 017163

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 na-ka-ar-tum qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma _{d}suen_-na-di-in-szu-mi-im-ma
3. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
4. _geme2_ sza _dumu-munus {d}iszkur_-ra-bi
5. a-na be-el-ti-sza a-wa-tam
6. mu-ru-us, li-ib-bi-ia
7. asz-pu-ra-am
8. i-na _babila2{ki}_
9. a-mur-szi-ma
reverse
1. u3 um-ma szi-i-ma
2. t,e4-mi _igi_ na-ka-ar-tim
3. a-sza-ka-an-ma sza ha-di-ka
4. a-sza-pa-ra-ak-kum
5. t,e4-em-sza ga-am-ra-am
6. li-im-di-im-ma szu-up-ri
7. {disz}i3-li2-na-ap-sze-ra
8. szu-up-ri-im

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, 88

[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, 88

[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 017163
Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0279

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 13:32:21	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
2019-01-29 at 04:49:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-11-04 at 13:50:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	de Ridder, Alba		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.17163) (BM.17163)
British Museum Collection (W_1892-0709-279) (W_1892-0709-279)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313378.

CT 43, 088 artifact entry (No. P313378). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313378 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313378 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313378},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CT 43, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313378
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313378.

CT 43, 088 artifact entry (No. P313378). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313378 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313378 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313378},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313378
LB  - CDLI:P313378
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CT 43, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313378
ER  -