AbB 13, 150 (P413253)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103181

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma x [x] x x-ma
4. {d}utu# [li-ba-al-li-it,]-ka#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] x RI i-ra-asz-szi
3'. x x x a-na sza-pi2#-ri#-ia# [...]
4'. asz-tap-ra#-[am]
5'. 2(disz) {gesz}[...]
6'. 4(disz) {gesz}LI-x [(x) (x)]
7'. 4(disz) _{gesz}nig2-x_ [...]
8'. 2(disz) {gi}me-es-su2 x [(x) (x)]
9'. ki-ma a-mu-ru 1(disz) AN KA x [x (x)]
10'. ma-ah-s,a-am AB x [(x) (x)]
11'. asz-szum _a-sza3_ {iri}eresz2{ki}
12'. a-na s,u2-ha-ri-im sza {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir
13'. _i7_ a-na sza-DI-im u2-ki-il-ma
14'. u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni
15'. um#-ma szu-u2-<ma> _a-sza3_-lam a-ka-ar-ra#-ar#
16'. e-ri-isz a-na _sag-ARAD_ ki-a-am aq-bi
17'. um#-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na ka-ra-ri-im
18'. la ta-na-ad-di-in
left
1. [_a]-sza3#_-lam a-na x-li-NI-x [...]
2. at-ta-di-in u3 ka-ni-kam# usz-te-zi#-[ib-szu? ...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P413253

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103181
Accession Number 1910-10-08, 0109

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 150

    [vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-09-22 at 02:49:20 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P413253.
AbB 13, 150 artifact entry (No. P413253). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413253 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 150 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413253 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413253},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P413253.
AbB 13, 150 artifact entry (No. P413253). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413253 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 150 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413253 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413253},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P413253
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - AbB 13, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P413253
ER  - 
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