CT 29, pl. 36, BM 087395 (P479920)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 087395

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na i3-li2-ma-a-bi#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}ra-bu-ut-{d}suen-ma
4. ku-nu-uk-ki an-ni-a-am
5. i-na a-ma-ri-ka
6. _sze_-a-am a-na {d}suen-u2-s,e2-el-li
7. ma-la i-ri-szu-ka
8. <<i-ri-szu-ka>>
9. lu _1(asz) gur sze 2(asz) gur sze_-a-am
10. i-di-isz-szum
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reverse
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: reverse uninscribed
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  • primary: CT 29, 36, BM 087395

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

  • history: AbB 2, 167

    [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 087395
  • Accession No.: 1900-10-15, 0013

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2018-08-24 at 07:45:53 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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Cite this Artifact
“CT 29, Pl. 36, BM 087395 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479920.
CT 29, pl. 36, BM 087395 artifact entry (No. P479920). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479920 (Original work published 2015)
CT 29, pl. 36, BM 087395 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479920 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 36, {BM} 087395 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479920},
}


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