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CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 (P479390)

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 097130

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na e-te-ia-tim qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma dingir-u3-{d}utu-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
4. sza-al-ma-ku a-na i-ma-ar{ki}
5. ge-er-ru-um u2-ul im-qu2-ut-ma
6. u2-ul al-li-ik
7. a-na qa2-ta-na{ki} usz-ta-ar-di
8. a-ta-nu u3 _ansze_ sza e-s,e2-em-s,e2-er-szu
9. ma-ah-s,u2 usz-ta-zi-qu2-ni-ni
10. _1(disz) ansze_ it-ti be-la-nim
11. _dumu_ {d}suen-szar-ri-im
12. a-na _5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ el-qe2
13. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ad-di-in-szum
14. _3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szum
reverse
1. u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in-szum-ma
2. e-le-tim u3 wa-ri-da-tim
3. _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-asz-qa2-la-an-ni
4. _sag-geme2_ sza e-zi-ba-kum
5. la ta-qa2-an-ni-szi
6. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szi
7. a-na sza il-ki-ia
8. _1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_
9. i-di-in u3 ka-ni-ik-szu
10. sza _2(asz) sze gur_ li-qi2
11. _1(asz) gur sze_ ma-ah-ra-ta
12. u3 an-nu-u2 _1(asz) sze gur_ sza _i3-gesz_

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CT 33, pl. 22, BM 97130

[King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AbB 2, 177

[Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097130
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0184

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2018-08-23 at 03:02:00	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2015-02-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard; Hunger, Hermann		CDLI	approved

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“CT 33, Pl. 22, BM 097130 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479390.

CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 artifact entry (No. P479390). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479390 (Original work published 2015)

CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479390 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 22, {BM} 097130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479390},
}

TY  - ELEC
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“CT 33, Pl. 22, BM 097130 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479390.

CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 artifact entry (No. P479390). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479390 (Original work published 2015)

CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479390 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 22, {BM} 097130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479390},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479390
LB  - CDLI:P479390
M1  - 2025/4/16/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479390
ER  -

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