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CT 52, 052 (P459192)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 082199 & BM 082199A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}amar-utu-ni-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-le-su2-nu-ma
4. be-li2 u3 be-el-ti
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szum tab-ba-a
7. gi-mil-lam
8. e-li-ia
9. ta-asz-ku-um-ma
10. tu-sza-ra-szi-ma
reverse
1. u2-ma-ka-al-ma
2. ma-ah-ri-ia
3. u2-ul tu-szi-ib
4. i-tu-ra-am
5. a-nu-um-ma
6. i-na qa2-ti
7. {disz}t,a3-ab-ba-la-t,u3-um
left
1. li-isz-ku-nu-ni-szi
2. i-na _e2_ um-mi-{d}isz-ha-ra
3. wa-asz-ba-at
envelope
obverse
1. a-na {d}amar-utu-ni-szu
seal 1
(uninscribed)

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

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CT 52, 52

[Walker1976CT52] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1976. Old Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 52. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AbB 7, 52

[Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.
history: Reading the Past, 036

[Walker1990ReadingthePast] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1990. “Cuneiform.” Reading the Past: Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082199 & BM 082199A
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2313 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2313A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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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
2024-07-07 at 14:08:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 12:59:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-06-13 at 14:48:41	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2013-10-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.82199) (BM.82199)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2313) (W_1891-0509-2313)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459192.

CT 52, 052 artifact entry (No. P459192). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459192 (Original work published 2013)

CT 52, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459192 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CT 52, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P459192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P459192
LB  - CDLI:P459192
M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - CT 52, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P459192
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459192.

CT 52, 052 artifact entry (No. P459192). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459192 (Original work published 2013)

CT 52, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459192 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CT 52, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P459192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459192},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P459192
LB  - CDLI:P459192
M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - CT 52, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P459192
ER  -