CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 (P385849)

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 080448

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 {d}suen-ta-ia-ar-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. asz-szum t,e4-em _a-sza3_-im sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
6. sza _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-re-me-ni sza i-na bi-tu-tu{ki}
7. sza be-li2 ki-ma _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. a-na i-ia-szi-im i-din-nam
9. {disz}{d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
19. {disz}{d}marduk-ta-ia-ar
11. u3 {d}na-bi-um-{d}ma-lik
12. ka-ar-ka a-na szar-ri-im
13. ni-pa-ti-ka a-na nu-ur2-pa-ri-im
14. usz-te-ri-bu-<<um>> hu-um-t,am al-kam-ma
reverse
1. ni-pa-ti-ka i-na nu-ur2-pa-ri-im
2. szu-s,i2-a-am

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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 6, 32c

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AbB 2, 114

    [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 080448
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0585

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 08:17:41 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385849.
CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry (No. P385849). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385849 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385849 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 32, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385849},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385849.
CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry (No. P385849). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385849 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385849 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 32, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385849},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385849
LB  - CDLI:P385849
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385849
ER  - 
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