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AbB 10, 183 (P423935)

Letter tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 15966

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na s,il2-li2-{d}dam-ki-na
2. u3 ma-du-tim
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma lu-mur-sza-{d}amar-utu-ma
5. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti
6. a-wi-lum!(LIM) _{gesz}kiri6 hi-a_ u2-ra-ka-am-ma
final sign is -ma, not -na (see photo)
7. a-na bu#-uk-ta-a-an{ki} [x x x x]
8. ta-na-sa-ha a [x]
9. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam zu2-lum-ma#_
10. li-di-in
11. i-na qa2-ba-al e-bu-ri-im#
reverse
1. tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku-nu#-szi#-im#
2. _zu2-lum_ szu-u2 li-ik-mi#-ISZ#

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

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AbB 10, 183

[Kraus1985AbB10] Kraus, Fritz R. 1985. Briefe Aus Kleineren Westeuropäischen Sammlungen. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 10. Leiden: Brill.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 3.3.cti

[Sollberger1951JCS5Geneva] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “The Cuneiform Collection in Geneva.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359571.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAH 15966
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2022-06-06 at 12:36:19	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Archives Babyloniennes (14279) (14279)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 10, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423935.

AbB 10, 183 artifact entry (No. P423935). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423935 (Original work published 2011)

AbB 10, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423935 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 10, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423935},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423935},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 10, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423935.

AbB 10, 183 artifact entry (No. P423935). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423935 (Original work published 2011)

AbB 10, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423935 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 10, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423935},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423935},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P423935
LB  - CDLI:P423935
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - AbB 10, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423935
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