CT 29, pl. 09, BM 097816 (P479912)

Letter tablet 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 097816

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
2. u3 {d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur il-ku-nu
6. asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im
7. li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti
8. asz-szum _gu4_ sza aq-bi-a-kum
9. _a-sza3_-am u2-sze-s,i2-ma
10. _a-sza3_ e-li a-hi-ia
11. ka-bi-it
reverse
1. ka-ab-li-it
2. sza-ni-im lu-ma-al-li
3. asz-ta-ap-ra-ku-nu-szi
4. s,i2-bu-tam an-ni-tam
5. ep-sza-nim
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 29, pl. 09, BM 097816

    [King1910; 1976-216010] King, Leonard W., and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1910; 1976.

  • history: AbB 2, 136

    [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 097816
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0870

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 10:49:35 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 29, Pl. 09, BM 097816 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479912.
CT 29, pl. 09, BM 097816 artifact entry (No. P479912). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479912 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 09, BM 097816 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479912 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 09, {BM} 097816 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479912},
}


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