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CT 52, 035 (P481784)

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 080771

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 la-ma-sa-ni-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {d}utu-ma-gir-ma be-el-ki u3 be-le#-[et-ki]
3. asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-li-t,u2-ki {disz}szi-nu-nu-tum#
4. t,e4-mi sza asz-pu-ra-ki-im u2-ul [x x x x]
5. um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma tup-pa-am x [x x x]
6. qa-tum a-hi-tum la i x x x [...]
7. ki-ma mu-usz-ke-ne#-[ku-...]
8. at-ti-ma du-bi-ba# [...]
9. u2-ha-li-iq i-na [...]
10. x x _sza3_-tam li-sza-[...]
11. [x]-ti-ma 1(u) x x [...]
12. [x ma]-ah-ri lu-usz x [...]
13. [x x] x ma di-ha-ti#-[...]
14. [x x x] x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. u2-[...]
2'. x x [...]
3'. u3 [...]
4'. i-na [...]
5'. i-li# [...]
6'. ru-ha-[...]
7'. x x-mi x [...]
8'. [x] x x x ta-na [...]
9'. [x x] x ka#? sza-ka-nim u2-ul x [...]
10'. ar#-hi-isz szu-bi-lim-ma la-ma-as2-si2#
11'. lu#-usz-ta-as,-bi-it pa-nu-ia
12'. la# i-s,a-li-mu-ma na su? um [x]
13'. la i-le-qi2
14'. ia-ti a-hi-ki u3 pa-ga-ar#-[ki]
15'. gi#-im-li sa3-al-hu-ti a ki? x [...]
16'. at#-ti-ma ti-de-e

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, 35

[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, 35

[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 080771
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0909

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
2020-03-28 at 02:58:11	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.80771) (BM.80771)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-909) (W_1891-0509-909)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481784.

CT 52, 035 artifact entry (No. P481784). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481784 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481784 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481784},
}

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TI  - CT 52, 035 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481784.

CT 52, 035 artifact entry (No. P481784). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481784 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481784 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481784},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481784
LB  - CDLI:P481784
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - CT 52, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481784
ER  -