CT 43, 106 (P313396)

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 017495

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. _{d}marduk_ ra-i-im-ka a-hi ka-ta
2. asz-szu-mi-ia li-la-ab-bi-ir-ka
3. a-hi at-ta lu sza-al-ma-ta
4. ki-ma a-hi at-ta ti-du-u2
5. sza-at-ta-am u2-ul _sum{sar}_
6. u2-ul _sum el-lum{sar}_
7. u2-ul si-ir-bi-it-ta-am
8. tu-sza-bi-lam
9. a-na-ku u2-ul a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum
10. u3 at-ta szu-mi u2-ul ta-za-ak-ka-ar
11. {disz}mu-ba-li2-it,-_{d}marduk_
12. a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam
13. sza 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sum{sar}_
14. sza 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sum el-lum{sar}_
15. u3 si-ir-bi-it-ta-am
reverse
1. [s,i-im-da]-am#-ma szu-bi-lam
2. [ka]-la# sza#-at-ti a-na _ki-si3-ga_
3. bi#-ib-bu-li-im sza _e2_ a-bi-ka
4. [mi]-na-a a-na-ad-di-in
5. e#-si#-ir-ma _gu2-un a-sza3_ u3 _ka-sir3 e2_
6. i#-na#-di-im-ma 2(gisz) _gin2 [x] gu2?_ ma
7. a#-na _{d}utu#_ u3# be-el-ti-ia
8. _szuku_-ti [...]
9. u3# sza usz-ta-bi-lam
10. [x]-da# a-na _e2-babbar-ra_
11. [x]-da a-na _e2 ul-masz_ u3 _e2 {d}utu_
12. [x]-ad?-ig? li-sza-ki-lu
13. {d}na#-bi-um be-li
14. [da]-ri#-isz u4-mi li-la-ab-bi-ir-ka

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/P313396

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 017495
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0209

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17495
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-209

References

  • primary: CT 43, 106

    [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, 106

    [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
2023-08-19 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
2019-02-14 at 11:29:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale 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, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313396.
CT 43, 106 artifact entry (No. P313396). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313396 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313396 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313396},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 43, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313396
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313396.
CT 43, 106 artifact entry (No. P313396). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313396 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313396 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 43, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313396},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313396
LB  - CDLI:P313396
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 43, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313396
ER  -
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