CT 52, 013 (P481762)

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 080587

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na geme2-{d}utu qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma lu2-dingir-mah-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}a-a ka#-la#-tum
4. li-ba-al-[li-t,u2]-ki#
5. sza-al-[ma-a]-ku#
6. a-nu-um-[ma _1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma]-na# siki#_
7. qa-at#-[na]-a-tim
8. 3(u) [ri-ik]-si sza bu-s,i2-ni
9. {disz}[hu-za-lum] _lu2#_ x [x x]{ki#}
10. usz-ta-[bi]-la-ki-im
11. _kusz-hi-a_ ma#-al usz-ta#-bi-la#-ki#
12. ku-un-ki-ma {disz}hu-za-lum
13. [szu]-bi-li-im
14. [i]-na# ha-ra-nim#
15. x x x _sze-ba_-ki#
16. [u2]-sza#-ab-ba#-lam
reverse
1. u3 _munus_ ku-un-du#-la
2. a-t,a3-ar-ra-dam
3. _5(asz) gur sze 1(disz) {na4}ur5_ zi-bi-i-im
4. {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
5. _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu#
6. u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ki#-im
7. i-di-na-ak-ki-i-im
8. an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
9. szu-up-ri-im
10. a-na _a-sza3_ a-hi u2-ul a-na-ad-di
11. _lu2-tur_ a-na e2-idim-an-na-ma-an-szum2
12. ar-hi-isz u2-sza-ab-ba-lam

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 52, 13

    [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, 13

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 080587
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0726

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
2019-11-01 at 09:13:34 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481762.
CT 52, 013 artifact entry (No. P481762). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481762 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481762 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481762},
}

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