CT 44, 58 (P345563)

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 080510

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 mu-na-wi-ir-tum qi2-bi2#-[ma]
2. um-ma i3-li2-us,-ra-an-ni-ma [x-x-x-x-x-x]
3. t,up-pa-ki sza tu-sze-bi-lim isz-[x-x-x-x-x-x]
4. ta-asz-pu-ri um-ma at-ti-ma asz-[szum a-di i-]na#-an-na
5. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka la asz-pu-ra-ku szi-ru#-ka
6. i-na-zi-iq a-na-ku ki-ma s,e2-he-er-tam la ti-szi-i
7. u2-ul i-di-ma u3 szi-ri i-na-zi-iq
8. u3 sza-ni-tam asz-szum ra-ma-asz sza ta-asz-pu-ri um-ma at-ti-ma
9. szu-ri-szi-mi a-di-ni bu-ni _e2-gal_-lim
10. u2-ul ni-im-ma-ar-ma s,e2-he-er-ni u3 s,e2-he-er-ta-ni
11. _ka2 e2-gal_ u2-ul u2-s,i2 i-nu-ma bu-ni _e2-gal_-lim
12. ni-ta-am-ru lu-sza-ra-ki-isz-szi
13. a-ia-ti-ia _geme2 ir3_-i3-li2-szu _{tug2}gu2-e3-a_
14. _{tug2}bar-si bar-si_ u3 5(disz) KI?-isz-sza-tim ub-lam
15. mi-nu-um an-nu-um sza tu-usz-ta-na-ba-li
16. it-ti du-li ki-ma i-na bu-bu-ti-ki
17. ta-na-sza-ri-ma u3 tu-sza-ba-lam
18. i-as,-ma-a sza a-na szu-ul-mi-ia
reverse
1. ta-sza-pa-ri u3 TU?-BI?-e tu-sza-ba-lim
2. a-nu-um-ma 5(disz) ma-na _sig2_ a-ia-ti-ia
3. u2-sze-bi-la-ki-im i-na _sig2_ sza lu-bu-usz-ti-ia
4. ba-sza-tim ub-lu-ni-ki la ta-qa-bi-i
5. um-ma at-ti-ma a-hi a-na a-li-szu il-li-ik-ma
6. da-ha-at-ni u2-ul i-sza-al sza-li
7. u2-li iq-bu-ni-ki ki-ma isz-tu u4-mi-im
8. sza a-na a-li-ia al-li-ku i-na szu-ub-tim
9. t,a3-ab-tim la usz-bu _ka2 ka2-gal_ a-li-ia
10. i-sza-ri-isz la u2-s,u2-u2 u3 me-ri-isz e-ri-szu
11. la u2-sze-ri-bu# u3 mi-im-mu
12. du-mu-uq _e2_-ti-ia asz-hu-t,a3-am-ma
13. al-li-kam

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 44, 58

[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, 134

[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 080510
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0648

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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 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-12-19 at 01:27:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	de Ridder, Alba		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80510) (BM.80510)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-648) (W_1891-0509-648)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 58 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345563.

CT 44, 58 artifact entry (No. P345563). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345563 (Original work published 2006)

CT 44, 58 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345563 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345563},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 58 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345563.

CT 44, 58 artifact entry (No. P345563). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345563 (Original work published 2006)

CT 44, 58 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345563 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345563},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345563
LB  - CDLI:P345563
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - CT 44, 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345563
ER  -