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CT 44, 59 (P345564)

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 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

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, 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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080603
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0741

Provenience

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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	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-01-29 at 04:50:45	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2019-01-28 at 14:53:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2018-12-19 at 01:27:10	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80603) (BM.80603)
The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-741) (W_1891-0509-741)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	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 Artifact

“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: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345564},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345564
LB  - CDLI:P345564
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - CT 44, 59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345564
ER  -