CT 33, pl. 23, BM 097274 (P479391)

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 097274

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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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-da-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {d}iszkur-szar-rum
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
4. asz-szum _tug2 hi-a_ sza szi-im-szu-nu
5. la na-ad-nu sza-la-szi-szu
6. a-na s,e-er sza-pi2-ir _i7_
7. t,u2-uh-ha-a-ku lem-ni-isz
8. bu-zu-a-ku {disz}{d}marduk-e-pi2-ri
9. _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-su-ma
10. u2-ul id-di-nam
11. a-na babila2{ki}
12. it-ta-la-ak
reverse
1. ma-di-isz bu-zu-a-ku
2. szum#-ma# a-hi i-na ki-na-tim
3. [x x (x)] la# u2-sza-za-qu2-ni-ni
4. [a-nu-um-ma {d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim
5. at,#-[t,ar]-da#-kum
6. a-na ki-ma t,a-ba-ta
7. _ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam-ma
8. a-wi-il-tam lu-pu-ul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 33, pl. 23, BM 97274

    [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, 178

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 097274
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0328

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2018-08-23 at 03:02:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-02-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard; Hunger, Hermann CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 33, Pl. 23, BM 097274 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479391.
CT 33, pl. 23, BM 097274 artifact entry (No. P479391). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479391 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 23, BM 097274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479391 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 23, {BM} 097274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479391},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479391},
}


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