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CT 43, 091 (P313381)

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 015433

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 _dingir_-pi-la-ah
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}sza3-zi_-ga-mi-il5-ma
4. s,a-ba-am ma-la i-na pi
5. ku-nu-uk#-ki-im
6. sza-at,-ru#-[x]
7. ku-sa3-a-[am]-ma
8. szu-ri-[a]-am#
9. u3 szum-ma
reverse
1. la ta-mu-ur-szu-nu-ti
2. asz-sza-ti-szu-nu
3. ku-sa3-a-am-ma
4. szu-ri-a-am#
5. {disz}s,u2-hu-tum
6. {disz}a-li2-_illat_-ti
7. _szesz {d}suen_-a-bu-um
8. _nu-banda3 nig2-ga-{d}nanna_

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, 91

[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, 91

[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 015433
Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0159

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
2019-01-28 at 14:17:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-11-04 at 13:50:50	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		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.15433) (BM.15433)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-159) (W_1896-0410-159)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313381.

CT 43, 091 artifact entry (No. P313381). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313381 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313381 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313381},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CT 43, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313381
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313381.

CT 43, 091 artifact entry (No. P313381). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313381 (Original work published 2006)

CT 43, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313381 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313381
LB  - CDLI:P313381
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CT 43, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313381
ER  -