CT 43, 109 (P313399)

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 012856

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
  beginning broken
1'. asz-szum t,e4#-em# _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim sza ta#-asz#-[pur]
2'. i-nu-ma i-bi-_dingir_ t,e4-em _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim a-na be-li2-ia u2-te#-er#-[ru]
3'. t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia ki-a-am il-li-kam um-ma
4'. asz-szum pi2-i _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim sza isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum
5'. at-ta a-na pi2-i _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim la ta-al-la-ak
6'. {disz}i-bi-_dingir_-ma a-na pi2-i _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim li-il-li-ik-ma
7'. ma-har _{disz}{d}suen_-i-din-nam li-iz-zi-iz li-isz-ta-lu-ma
8'. ki-ma er-s,e-et _im{ki}_ u3 er-s,e-et _id2 edin-na_ la na-an-di-im li-pu-szu
9'. u3 a-na szi-pi2-ir _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-ni-tim
10'. _erim_-am a-na i-bi-_dingir_ e-si-ih-ma [...]
11'. ki-a-am t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia [...]
12'. u3 a-na ka-szi-im t,up-pu-um [...]
13'. {disz}i-bi_dingir_ ki-ma be-li2 u2-wa-[...]
bottom
1. il-li#-[ik-ma]
2. _u4 1(u) kam_ u2-szi-im-ma szi-[...]
3. be-li2 a-na s,i-bu-tim# [...]
4. a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki#}_ [...]
reverse
1. i-nu-ma a-na _ka2-dingir#-[ra{ki}_ ...]
2. it-ti-ia in-na-me-er#
3. asz-szum pi2-i _id2_ ra-pi2-sa-[ni-tim ...]
4. sza# be-li2 it,-ru-da-an-ni t,up-pu# [...]
5. u3 a-na-ku a-na a-wi-lim asz-ta-[...]
6. a-wi-lum u2-ul il-li-kam asz-szum a-wi-lum la il#-[li-kam]
7. ni-isz-ta-al-ma a-na szi-ip-ri-im szu-a-ti qa2-tam# [u2]-sza#-asz-ki#-in#-[ma]
8. i-ip-pu-szu szi-ip-rum szu-u2 a-na _u4 3(disz) kam_ ig-ga-[am-mar]
9. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am-ma a-na [s,e-er be]-li2-ia
10. it-ta-la#-ak
11. i-na-an-na i-bi-_dingir_ ki-a-am isz-pur-am um-ma szu-ma
12. be-li2 u2-te!-e-ra-an-ni ur-ra-am a-na s,e-ri-ka
13. a-sa-an-ni-qa2-am ki-a-am {disz}i-bi-_dingir_ isz-pur-am
14. wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ni-i-im
15. [...] x x x
left
1. [sza-asz]-pur#-asz-szu li-iq-bi-kum-ma
2. [sza ta]-sza#-ap-pa-ra-am lu-pu-usz

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/P313399

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 012856
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0048

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.12856
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-48

References

  • primary: CT 43, 109

    [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, 109

    [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
2019-06-23 at 13:10:00 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-21 at 15:40:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 09:05:31 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI 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, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313399.
CT 43, 109 artifact entry (No. P313399). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313399 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313399 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313399},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 43, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313399.
CT 43, 109 artifact entry (No. P313399). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313399 (Original work published 2006)
CT 43, 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313399 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 43, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313399},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P313399
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TI  - CT 43, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313399
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