CT 29, pl. 05, BM 028531 (P479908)

Letter tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028531

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-hu-um-ma
4. a-nu-um-ma
5. a-na {disz}za-za-tim
6. asz-ta-ap-ra-am
7. a-wa-a-tim
8. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. a-na {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
3'. na-da-na-am
4'. asz-pu-ra-kum
5'. u3 sze-am sza a-hi-szu
6'. ha-al-qu2-ut-zu
7'. iq-bu-ni-im-ma
8'. a-na hi-a-t,i3-szu
9'. asz-pu-ra-kum
10'. a-na mi-ni-im
left
1. sa3-ar-ta-am
2. ta-sza-pa-ra-am

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 29, 05, BM 028531

    [King1910CT 29] King, Leonard W. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 29.

  • history: AbB 2, 128

    [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 028531
  • Accession No.: 1898-10-12, 0122

  • Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
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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
2017-12-10 at 12:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-12-10 at 04:35:57 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-14 at 03:15:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 29, Pl. 05, BM 028531 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479908.
CT 29, pl. 05, BM 028531 artifact entry (No. P479908). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479908 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 05, BM 028531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479908 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 05, {BM} 028531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479908},
}


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