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CT 52, 040 (P481789)

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 081616

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 li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. a-nu-um-ma {d}na-bi-um-be-el-[x x]
reverse
1. asz-tap-ra-ak-ku
2. _szum2{sar}_ an-nu-tim
3. ki-ma sza ra-ma-ni-ka
4. szu-bi-lam
5. i-na an-ni-tim
6. at-hu-ut-ka lu-mur

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, 40

[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, 40

[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 081616
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1748

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	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2020-05-05 at 07:46:14	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.81616) (BM.81616)
The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1748) (W_1891-0509-1748)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481789.

CT 52, 040 artifact entry (No. P481789). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481789 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481789 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P481789
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - CT 52, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481789
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481789.

CT 52, 040 artifact entry (No. P481789). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481789 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481789 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481789
LB  - CDLI:P481789
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - CT 52, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481789
ER  -