CT 02, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 (P382526)

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 082051

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. a-na be-li2-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ip-qa2-tum ARAD2-ka-ma
4. ki-ma be-li2 at-ta te-esz-mu-u2
5. _gu4 hi-a lu2-kur2_ it-ba-al
6. ma-ti-ma a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
7. u2-ul asz-pu-ra-am
8. i-na-an-na tup-pi2 a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
9. usz-ta-bi-lam
10. 1(disz) _ab2_ bu-ur-ta-am be-li2 at-ta
11. szu-bi-lam-ma
12. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ lu-us,-mi-da-am-ma
13. a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta lu-sza-bi-lam
14. be-li2 at-ta i-na qi2-bi-it {d}marduk ba-ni#-i#-ka
15. a-szar ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 ta-am-ma-ag-ga-ar
16. ma-am-ma-an a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
17. u2-ul i-ka-al-la
18. be-li2 at-ta ki-i-mu-sza
19. i-na _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-im
reverse
1. sza a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta a-s,a-am-mi-dam-ma
2. u2-sza-ab-ba-lam
3. ki#-i-mu-sza szu-zi-iz
4. be-li2 at-ta i-na an-ni-tim
5. ka-aq-qa2-di ku-ub-bi-it-ma
6. i-na bi-ri-it a-ah-hi-ia
7. ka-aq-qa2-di la i-qa2-al-li-il
8. a-na sza a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
9. asz-pu-ra-am be-li2 la usz-ta-wa-am
10. a-na-ku ARAD2-ka s,i-bu-ut be-li2-ia ka-ta
11. e-pe2-sza-am e-le-i
12. u3 _ab2_ bu-ur-tum sza be-li2 at-ta
13. tu-sza-ab-ba-lam lu-u2 ta-ak-la-at-ma
14. i-na a-li _iri_ ba-s,u{ki} lu-u2 szu-mu-um
15. da-am-qu2 sza be-li2-ia ka-ta
16. szum-ma be-li2 at-ta tu-da-am-ma-qa2-am-ma
17. tu-sza-ab-ba-lam it-ti i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-hi-ia
18. _ab2_ bu-ur-tum szi-i li-il-li-kam
19. u3 a-na-ku a-na sza be-li2
20. ar-hi-isz u2-da-am-ma-qa2-am-ma
21. _ab2_ bu-ur-ta u2-sza-ab-ba-lam
left
1. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-s,a-am-mi-da-am-ma ar-hi-isz
2. a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta u2-sza-ab-ba-lam

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
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  • primary: CT 2, 48

    [Pinches1896CT2] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1896. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 86

    [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 082051
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2185

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-06-27 at 02:56:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-02-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 02, Pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P382526.
CT 02, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 artifact entry (No. P382526). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382526 (Original work published 2008)
CT 02, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382526 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 02, pl. 48, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382526},
}

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