CT 44, 63 (P345568)

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 080197

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. [... x]-um
2. [... x]-na# _ku3-babbar_
3. sza qa2-ti#-[...]
4. i-na ZI?-li-[x ...] x
5. u3 s,i2-bu-tum li-[x x x x]
6. 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na _an-na_-ka {disz}na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
7. u2-sza-bi-la-ku _ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir li-ba-szu t,a-ab
8. u3 a-na a-gi-ir-tim sza i-na pa-ni-szu isz-szi-a-am
9. _ku3-babbar_ asz-ta-qa2-al pi2-qa2-at _ku3-babbar_ i-ri-szu-ka
10. la ta-na-di-szu _ku3-babbar_-um u2-ul ki-ma KI-LAM szu
11. a-na szi-mi-im um-ma-na-tum a-na e-bu-ri nu-ZU?-ka-ma
12. _ku3-babbar_ [x]-GA?-al a-di s,e2-eh#-ru la na-am-ru
13. i-na u2-ba-ne# la# ta-la-pa-at u3 _sag-geme2_
14. i-nu-ma [x x x x] ma a-di la na-am-ra-at
15. u3 s,e2-eh-re#-et# i-na u2-ba-ne la ta-la-pa-at
16. a-na# s,e2-eh-ri-im na-am-ri-ma _ku3-babbar_-um
17. [x x x x]-ta-a i-na 1(u) szi-mi-im
18. [...] x-szi#-mi-im _ku3-babbar_
19. [...-x-x-x]-ra-am
reverse
1. [x x x]-szu-[x ...]
2. ar-hi-isz lu-sza-bi-la-[am]
3. 2(disz) _sag-geme2_ sza 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-sza-am
4. asz-szum szi-ru-szi-na ma-t,u2-u2 szu-ma-_dingir_
5. u2-ul el-qi2-szi-na-ti pa-ni-szi-na u2-na-wi-ir-ma
6. a-na-di-szi-na-ti a-na _ku3-babbar_ ma-t,i3-im
7. i-in-ka la ta-na-szi-ma ha-t,i3-a-am
8. la ta-sza-am a-di _sag-ir3_ u3 _sag-geme2_
9. la na-am-ru i-na u2-ba-ni la ta-la-pa-at
10. a-na na-bi-i3-li2-szu qi2-bi2-ma
11. um-ma u-bar-_{d}utu_-ma _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
12. _ku3-babbar_-um a-na# [szi-mi]-im u2-ul ki-ma
13. e-zi-ib#-[tim i]-ta#-an-di
14. _{d}utu-masz_ [x x x-u2]-ul ma-ru-ka
15. ni-ni [x x x x x] tap-pe2-e
16. a-na [x x x x x x]-li#-sza-ki-AL?
17. [x x x x x] szi#-mi-im sza ti ma-li
18. [...] a li ma-ti-ma
19. [...]
  2 lines broken
left side
1. [x x] BI? _ku3-babbar_ i-ta-an-di
2. [x] sza#-al#-ma-ku u3 bi-it#-ka
3. [x x x x]-ka sza-al-ma-at
4. _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka ar-hi-isz# [x-x-x]
5. a-s,e2-er sza qa2-ti-ia i-re-di [x-x-x]
6. BU?-tim lu-usz-qu2-ul#-ma [x-x-x] li [x-x-x]
7. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345568

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 080197
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0319

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80197
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-319

References

  • primary: CT 44, 63

    [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, 139

    [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
2019-01-28 at 15:01:09 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, 63 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345568.
CT 44, 63 artifact entry (No. P345568). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345568 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 63 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345568 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 63 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345568},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 44, 63 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345568.
CT 44, 63 artifact entry (No. P345568). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345568 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 63 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345568 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 44, 63 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345568},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345568
LB  - CDLI:P345568
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 44, 63 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345568
ER  -
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