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CT 52, 009 (P481758)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080324

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-ki-ia-a qi2-bi2#-[ma]
2. um-ma {d}nanna-ma#-an#-sum#-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz# [u4-mi]
4. a-ki-ia-a li-ba-al-li-t,u2
5. ki-ma sza-mu-u2 u3 er-s,e-tum da-ru-u2
6. a-ki-ia-a lu da-ri
7. dingir na-s,i-ir a-ki-ia-a s,i-bu-tam
8. a-ia ir-szi
9. asz-szum me-e _bur3 6(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ me-e asz-ta-qi2
10. ki-ma a-ki-ia-a a-na ba-la-t,i il-li-ku
11. {disz}ta-ri-bu UM SZA sza-pir _aga-us2-mesz_
12. me-e s,a-bi-it-ma mu-u2
13. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu-u2
14. _u8-udu-hi-a_ i-na ka-s,a-ri-i{ki}
15. [ih]-ha-ab-ta-ma#
16. al#-li-ik-[ma]
17. [_u8]-udu-hi-a_ usz-ta# [x x x]
reverse
1. u3 _sipa-mesz_ ul# [x x x]
single ruling
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 52, 9

[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, 9

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080324
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0461

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-08-26 at 09:20:56	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80324) (BM.80324)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-461) (W_1891-0509-461)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481758.

CT 52, 009 artifact entry (No. P481758). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481758 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481758 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P481758
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CT 52, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481758
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481758.

CT 52, 009 artifact entry (No. P481758). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481758 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481758 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481758
LB  - CDLI:P481758
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CT 52, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481758
ER  -