CT 52, 004 (P481753)

Letter tablet 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 080374

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# [a-di-AN qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um#-ma [{d}suen-a-bu-szu-ma]
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# asz-[szu]-mi#-[ia]
4. a-di-AN [li-ba]-al#-[li-t,u2]
5. asz-szum t,e4-mi-[im sza] il#-li-kam
6. ki-ma a-na a-di#-AN asz-pur-am
7. a-wa-tum [it]-ta#-an-di
8. i-na a-na _ugula gidri_ [x x] x gi?-im# x
9. la il-li-ku x x x re-e-em
10. it-ta#-al-ku
11. a-wa-tum ki-a-am iq-qa2-bi
12. um-ma x x a-wa-tu x x x ni-ma
13. ki? id? x x x x x
14. in-na-as-sa3-qu2-u2-ma
reverse
1. a-na _erin2_-im isz-x-[x x]
2. tup-pa-am a-na {d}marduk-mu#-sza#-lim
3. szu-bi-lam-ma
4. a-na-ku an-ni-ki-a-am la ka-li-a-[ku]
5. u3 it-ti tup-pi2-im sza tu-sza-ba-la-asz-szum#
6. zi-ki-ir szu-mi#-im-<<x-im>>-ma
7. szu-bi-la#-szum
8. u3 a-na nam-ti-la-ni-i3-du10
9. a-di-AN tup-pa-am ki-a-am li-sza-bi-la-szum
10. um-ma {disz}{d}suen-a-bu-szu# asz-szum a-na _lu2_ masz-kan2-szabra{ki}
11. sza-ka-nim u2-sze-lu-ni-isz-szu-u2-ma
12. i-na babila2{ki#} wa-szi-ib
13. qi2-bi-ma li-wa?-e-ru-szu-u2-ma
14. li-it-ta-la-ak la ka#-li# [x]
15. u3 it-ti tup#-pi2#-im# sza [...]
16. zi#-ki#-ir szu-mi-im# [...]
left
1. li#-il#-li#-[...]
2. [x] x um-szu-nu tu#-sza-ab-ba-lam# _ugula gidri-mesz_
3. [x] il#-tu?-nim-ma a-wi#-lu-u2 li#-[in]-nam-ru-ma
4. [x] x im li-isz-sza-ak-nu a-wa-tam an-ni-tam
5. {disz}nam-ti-la-ni-i3-du10 iq-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481753

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080374
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0513

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80374
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-513

References

  • primary: CT 52, 4

    [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.

  • history: AbB 7, 4

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2021-08-26 at 08:51:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2019-08-11 at 08:35:09 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2019-08-11 at 08:31:09 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481753.
CT 52, 004 artifact entry (No. P481753). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481753 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481753 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481753},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481753.
CT 52, 004 artifact entry (No. P481753). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481753 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481753 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481753},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481753
LB  - CDLI:P481753
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CT 52, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481753
ER  -
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