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

Lineart

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

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481758

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080324
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0461

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80324
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-461

References

  • 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.

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
2019-08-26 at 09:20:56 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481758},
}


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TI  - CT 52, 009 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	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  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CT 52, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481758
ER  -
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