CT 29, pl. 18, BM 023357 (P479916)

Letter tablet 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 023357

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-u2-ba-al-li#-is#-su2
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}nanna-tum-ma
4. asz-szum t,e4-mi#-im sza ta-asz-pur-am
5. ki-ma {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
6. iq-bu-kum e-pu-usz
7. u3 me-e s,u2-um-mi-id-ma
8. mi-ri-isz {disz}ta-ri-bu-um
9. me-e lu-pu-ut
10. u3 i-na isz-ri-ka-ma
11. _i7_ si-ba-ta-ni-tum
12. s,u2-um-mi-id-ma
reverse
1. _a-sza3 szuku_ i-ta {iri}gu-ub-rum _ki-ta#_
2. me-e li-isz-qu2-u2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P479916

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023357
Accession Number 1897-05-15, 0035

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23357
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0515-35

References

  • primary: CT 29, 18, BM 023357

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

  • history: AbB 2, 149

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-08-24 at 03:28:53 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 29, Pl. 18, BM 023357 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479916.
CT 29, pl. 18, BM 023357 artifact entry (No. P479916). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479916 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 18, BM 023357 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479916 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 29, Pl. 18, BM 023357 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479916.
CT 29, pl. 18, BM 023357 artifact entry (No. P479916). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479916 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 18, BM 023357 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479916 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479916},
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}


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