AbB 13, 153 (P413553)

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 103705

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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}marduk-dingir-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. [lu] sza#-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
7. [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim#
8. [li]-ki-il
9. [a-na szu-ul]-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am
10. [szu]-lum#-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk
11. lu da-ri
12. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ar-du ha-al-gi-tu-u2
13. sza# qa2-ta-am
reverse
1. ta-as-su2-hu
2. a-na {d}i-szum-na-s,i-ir i-di-in
3. szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ la qu2-ur-ru-ba-ak-ku
4. [_sze_]-am sza _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. i-di-in-szu
6. [tup-pi2] at-ta-di-in-szu
7. [x (x)] ID# me-he-er tup-pi2-ia
8. szu#-bi-lam
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P413553

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 103705
Accession Number 1911-04-08, 0395

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172464
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103705
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-395
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 13669

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 153

    [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 13:32:21 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 03:51:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P413553.
AbB 13, 153 artifact entry (No. P413553). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413553 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413553 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413553},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P413553.
AbB 13, 153 artifact entry (No. P413553). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413553 (Original work published 2010)
AbB 13, 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413553 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P413553
LB  - CDLI:P413553
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - AbB 13, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P413553
ER  -
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