CT 44, 55 (P345560)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 078361

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] a-bi-ni
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma] _di-ku5-mesz_-ma
4. _[{d}]utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz u4-mi
5. a-ba-ni ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2
6. a-bu-ni lu sza-lim lu ba-li-it,
7. [_dingir_] na-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz a-bi-ni a-na da-mi-iq-tim
8. [li]-ki-il
9. [a-na] szu#-ul-mi a-bi-ni ni-isz-pu-ra-am
10. szu#-lum a-bi-ni ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_
11. lu da-ri
12. asz-szum da-ba-bi-im sza isz-me-_{d}utu_
13. t,up-pu sza a-wi-lim ib-ni#-_{d}mar-tu_
14. a-na a-wa-ti-szu a-ma-ri#-im#
15. u3 t,up-pu a-na a-bi-ni ka-ta
16. asz-szum t,up-pa-ti sza {d}na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim _{lu2}ka-ka_
17. a-na ma-ah-ri-ni ba-ba-lim-ma
18. DI?-BA? di-nim ga-ma-ri-im
reverse
1. il-li-ka-an-ni-a-szi-im-ma
2. t,up-pa-ti szi-na-ti u2-ul ub-lu-ni-a-szi-im
3. i-na-an-na t,up-pa-ni a-na a-bi-ni nu-usz-BI!-bi-il
4. szum-ma a-bu-ni ur2-ra-a-am i-il-la-kam
5. t,up-pa-ti# [szi-na-ti] li#-il#-qu2-ni-a-szi-im
6. szum-[x x x x x x x] UB?-BU?-u2-UD?
7. [x x x x x] {d}na#-[bi]um#-mu-sza-lim
8. li-il-qi2-a-am li-il#-li-kam-ma
9. DI?-BA? di-nim i ni-iq-bi#-[szu]-nu#-szi-im-ma
10. s,u2-ha-ru sza a-wi-lim ib-ni-_{d}[mar]-tu_
11. ne-me-et-tam la i-ra#-szi

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345560

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078361
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0248

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78361
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-248

References

  • primary: CT 44, 55

    [Pinches1963CT44] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1963. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 44. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 1, 131

    [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 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-02-17 at 13:11:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:27:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345560.
CT 44, 55 artifact entry (No. P345560). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345560 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345560 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345560},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345560.
CT 44, 55 artifact entry (No. P345560). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345560 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345560 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345560},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345560
LB  - CDLI:P345560
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 44, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345560
ER  -
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