CT 44, 59 (P345564)

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 080603

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. a-na ta-ia-ra-at
2. u3 sza-at-{d}da-gan
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma ha-ab-lum-ma
5. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ki#-[na-ti]
6. mi-id-di asz-szum a-wa-tim
7. sza ta-asz-me-a um-ma mi-ID?-[x-x-x-x]
8. ni-di a-hi-im ta-ra-sze20-ma
9. _a-sza3 szuku_-si sza _ab{ki}_-im
10. u2-ul tu-ka-ma-sa
11. a-na sze-im ku-um-mu-si-im
12. ni-di a-hi#-im# la ta-ra#-asz-szi-a
13. [x] DI? a DI? [x] _ku3-babbar_ [x x]
14. i-na ma-[x ...]
15. [...]
reverse
1. la a-na# [...]
2. _iti-1(disz)-kam_ la [x-x-x-x]
3. sze-um szu-u2 ki-ma 1(disz) _sila3_ sze-im
4. [...]
5. lu sza-pi2-ik
6. al-ka i-na-an-na
7. a-ha-at a-ha-tam i-na pu-uz2-ri a-wa#-ti#
8. um-ma at-ti-na-ma at-ti ta-asz-ta#-pa#-ri#
9. at-ti te-el-te-qe2-e
10. pi2-qa2-at asz-szum sze-im u2-pa-ra [x x x]
11. sze-a-am li-qe2-szu-ma
12. i-na na-asz-pa-ki-im szu-up-ka
13. a-di a-la-ka-am i-na zu-mu-ur
14. s,a-bi-ia u2-ul uk-ku-sza-a-ku
15. a-na _{d}suen#_-a-bu-szu
16. qi2#-bi2-ma um-ma ha-ab-lum-ma
17. u2-ul ti-de-e ki#-ma# a-na
left
1. pi2#-ha-at sze-im a-sza-lu-ka
2. a-na sze-rum-i3-li2 qi2-bi2-ma
3. di-ni u2 di-in-ka _{d}utu_ li-di-in
4. i-na [x]-pa-ar-da-ah
5. ta-at-ta-di-an-ni
6. a-na _a-sza3_-lim ma-ka-rim5
7. la te-gi-i

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345564

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080603
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0741

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80603
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-741

References

  • primary: CT 44, 59

    [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, 135

    [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
2019-01-29 at 04:50:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 14:53:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:27:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 59 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345564.
CT 44, 59 artifact entry (No. P345564). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345564 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 59 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345564 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 59 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345564.
CT 44, 59 artifact entry (No. P345564). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345564 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 59 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345564 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345564
LB  - CDLI:P345564
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CT 44, 59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345564
ER  -
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