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CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 (P355835)

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 078696

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na dumu-er-s,e-tim {disz}ra-bu-ut-{d}utu u3 {d}suen-dingir
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma {d}nanna-tum-ma
6. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti
7. ki-ma u2-hi-ra# [x x x]
8. _u4 6(disz)-kam_ x [x x (x) (x)]
9. _u4 7(disz)-kam_ [x x x x (x) (x)]
10. li-qi2-a-ni#-[im-ma]
11. a-na x [x x (x) (x)]
reverse
1. _i7_ x [x x x x (x) (x)]
2. qa2-ti s,a-ab-[ta-ni-im-ma]
3. _ma2-la2_ szi-pa-as#-[si x (x)]
4. ti-gi-a-ma ak-ka-al-la
5. u3 sza ta-ri-ba-tim
6. _5(disz) erin2-mesz_ li-qi2-a-ni-im
7. al-ka-ni-im
8. la ta-gi-a

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 4, 37a

[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, 102

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078696
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0607

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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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 13:32:21	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
2018-06-27 at 06:35:33	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2007-01-09 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.78696) (BM.78696)
British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-607) (W_1888-0512-Bu-607)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355835.

CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry (No. P355835). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355835 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355835 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 37, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355835},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355835.

CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry (No. P355835). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355835 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355835 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 37, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355835},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355835
LB  - CDLI:P355835
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355835
ER  -