CT 04, pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 (P355823)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078657

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

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na# [_sa10 szum2]{sar}_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_
3. i-nu-ma isz-tu babila2{ki} tu-sze-sze-ru#
4. ad-di-na-ak-kum
5. sza-at-tu#-[um] it-ta-la-ak
6. sza it-ta#-ad-di-nu-ma _szum2#{sar#}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_
7. ta-ap-pu#-lu
8. t,e4-ma#-am szu-a-tu u2-ul# [ta]-asz-pu-ra-am
9. a-na tu-uk-ku-ul-ti-ka i-na babila2{ki}
10. _szum2{sar} szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ u2-ul a-sza-am
11. _ku3-babbar_ sza ad-di-na-ak-kum a-na _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
12. sza i-din-{d}nin-szubur sza-at-ti-sza i-na-ad-di-nu
13. i-di-im-ma
reverse
1. _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ ki-ma ku-ul-lu-mu
2. a-na ba-ab-<bi>-lu-ti-szu-nu le-qe2-e-ma
3. a-na ta-ri-bu _lu2_ be-el pi2-ha-ti-ia
4. pi2-qi2-id-ma a-na isz-pa-tim{ki} li-ib-la-am
5. szum-ma _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ i-s,u2
6. i-na mu-uh2-hi-ka a-sza-ak-ka-an
7. s,u2-ha-ar-ka _ad-kup4_ sza ma-ah-ri-ia
8. szi-ip-ra-am ba-at-qa2-am i-ip-pu-usz
9. u3 szi-ip-ru sza i-ip-pu-szu
10. u2-ul szi-pi2-ir ne-me-li-im
11. a-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ it-ti _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_
12. al-ka-am-ma
13. i-na mu-uh2-hi s,u2#-ha#-ri-ka szi-s,i2
14. i-na li-ib-bi x [(x)] x [x x x (x)] i-ta-ar#
15. s,u2?-ha-ar#-[ka x x (x) (x)]

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 4, 33a

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 99

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 078657
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0568

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2018-06-27 at 06:16:26 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 04, Pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355823.
CT 04, pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 artifact entry (No. P355823). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355823 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355823 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 33, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0568 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355823},
}

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