CT 52, 046 (P481795)

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 022637 + BM 080779

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 {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim {disz}nu-ra-tum
2. {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma
5. {disz}i-ku-un-pi2-{d}suen _sipa_
6. ki-a-am u2-la-mi-da-an-ni
7. um-ma szu-ma
8. i-na er-s,e-et hal-hal-la[{ki}]
9. _2(bur3) GAN2 _a-sza3_ s,i-bi-it# x x [x]
10. as,-ba-at-ma
11. _2(disz) erin2 gi-il2_ na-we-e zimbir{ki}
12. a-al-la-ak
13. i-na-an-na _a-sza3_-am szu-a-ti in-ni-ma
14. [x x] x x x x x x x
  rest broken
reverse
1'. x [...]
2'. u3 x [...] tim#
3'. sza ri-sza-am u2-ka-al-lu
4'. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ id-na-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
5'. _erin2 gi-il2#_ li#-il#-li#-ku
6'. {disz}i-ku-un-pi2-{d}suen _sipa#_
7'. a-na _2(disz) erin2 gi-il2#_ na-we zimbir[{ki}]
8'. la u2-da-ab-ba-bu-[szu]

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, 46

    [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, 46

    [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 022637 + BM 080779
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0917 + 1894-01-15, 0439

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2020-05-05 at 07:46:14 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, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481795.
CT 52, 046 artifact entry (No. P481795). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481795 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481795 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 52, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481795},
}


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