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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

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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

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, 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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078414
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0315

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 13:32:21	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
2019-11-01 at 09:13:35	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.78414) (BM.78414)
British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-315) (W_1888-0512-Bu-315)

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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: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	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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M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CT 52, 018 artifact entry
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ER  -

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: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	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  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CT 52, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481767
ER  -