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CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 (P365958)

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 097050

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ARAD-{d}suen
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}a-szur4-a-su u3 sza-lim-pu-ti-ma
4. {d}utu {d}marduk u3 {d}a-szur4
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szum i-bi-{d}utu sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni-a-szi
7. {d}i-bi-{d}utu i-na ma-ah-ri-ni
8. ki-a-am isz-ku-un um-ma szu-u2-ma
9. tup-pa-am isz-tu a-li-im
10. ub-lu-ni-szum-ma
11. i-na bi-ti-szu u2-ka-al
12. ki-ma isz-tu a-li-im
13. i-sza-pa-ru-ni-kum
reverse
1. a-na pi2-i tup-pi2 sza isz-tu a-li-im
2. ub-ba-lu-ni-kum
3. e-pu-usz
4. asz-szum ku-si-ia sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni-a-szi-im
5. {disz}u2-na-ru-um i-din-{d}suen
6. u3 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
7. a-wi-il-ta-am
8. ir-te-du-ni-kum
9. ki-ma ni-it,-li-ka
10. e-pu-usz
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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 29, 24, BM 097050

[King1910CT 29] King, Leonard W. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 29.
history: AbB 2, 155

[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

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Museum No.: BM 097050
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0104

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Warad-Sin.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	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2018-08-24 at 05:52:27	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.97050) (BM.97050)
The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-104) (W_1902-1011-104)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 24, BM 097050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365958.

CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 artifact entry (No. P365958). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365958 (Original work published 2007)

CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365958 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 24, {BM} 097050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365958},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 24, BM 097050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365958.

CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 artifact entry (No. P365958). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365958 (Original work published 2007)

CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365958 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 24, {BM} 097050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365958},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P365958
LB  - CDLI:P365958
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - CT 29, pl. 24, BM 097050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365958
ER  -