CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 (P479394)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097405 & BM 097817a

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na dam-qi2-ia
2. u3 zi-ki-ir-{d}utu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma dumu-esz18-dar-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti
6. a-nu-um-ma {disz}szum-ma-la-{d}marduk-ma-an-ni
7. tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
8. 2(disz) szu-szi _gi sa hi-a_
9. szu-bi-la-ni-im
reverse
1. la ta-ka-al-la-szum
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. a-na dam-qi2-ia
2. u3 zi-ki-ir-{d}utu
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur
2. dumu an-na
3. gu2-gal an ki-a

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479394

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097405 & BM 097817a
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0459 & 1902-10-11, 0871a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.97405 + BM.97817.A
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-459

References

  • primary: CT 33, pl. 26, BM 97405

    [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, 182

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

  • history: RSO 82 Suppl. 1, 3

    [Rositani2011HarvestTexts] Rositani, Annunziata. 2011. Harvest Texts in the British Museum. Rivista Degli Studi Orientali. Supplemento 1. Pisa, Roma: Fabrizio Serra.

  • history: CT 52, 192

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 View
2018-08-23 at 08:59:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 03:02:00 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard; Hunger, Hermann CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479394.
CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry (No. P479394). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479394 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479394 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 26, {BM} 097405 & {CT} 52, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479394},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479394
LB  - CDLI:P479394
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479394
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479394.
CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry (No. P479394). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479394 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479394 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 26, {BM} 097405 & {CT} 52, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479394},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479394
LB  - CDLI:P479394
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479394
ER  -
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