CT 52, 018 (P481767)

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 078414

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-pil2-{d}mar-tu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni#-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk [asz]-szum#-ia
5. li-sza-li-mu#-[ka]
6. asz-szum t,e4-e-em [x x]
7. u3 sze-a-am sza asz-[pu-ra]-kum#
8. a-di-ni sze-a-am# [x] x ki? x x
9. t,e4-ma-am u2-ul [asz-pu]-ra#-kum
10. mi-nu-um sza at-ta#
11. ka-qa2-di tu-ka-ba-tu#
12. [x x] x-ka ka-qa2-di#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. u2-ul a-qa2#-ab#-bi#
3'. u3 sze-a-am sza a-hu-ni
4'. iq-bu-u2 um-ma szi-ma
5'. u2-ul a-na-di-kum
6'. hu-bu-li-ma
7'. mi-nam lu-pu-ul
8'. u3 a-li i-[na-as,]-s,a-ar
9'. at-ta we-du#-[u2-ti] ti-de-e
10'. t,e4-em-ka szu-up#-ra#-szi-im
11'. _8(asz) sze gur_ a-na x a x x
12'. ni-na-di-in

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481767

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 078414
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0315

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78414
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-315

References

  • primary: CT 52, 18

    [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, 18

    [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
2019-11-01 at 09:13:35 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, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481767.
CT 52, 018 artifact entry (No. P481767). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481767 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481767 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481767},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481767.
CT 52, 018 artifact entry (No. P481767). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481767 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481767 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481767},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481767
LB  - CDLI:P481767
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CT 52, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481767
ER  -
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