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CT 52, 050 (P481799)

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 067346

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
beginning broken
1'. u3 _erin2#_ wa#-[s,i-it] zimbir#{ki#}-ia-ah-ru-rum sza#-ha-t,i#-im
2'. a-na li-ib-bu ma-tim
3'. i-bi-ru-nim
4'. {disz}pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _sza13-dub-ba_
5'. isz-pu-ra-am
6'. a-wa-tum szi-i ta-ki-it-tum
7'. lu ti-di-a asz-tap-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
8'. _abul_ a-di {d}utu la isz-qa2-a-am la i-ip-pe2-et-te#
9'. isz-tu {d}utu iz-za-a-az lu tu-ur-ra-at
10'. ma-as,-s,a-ra-tum lu du-un-nu-na
11'. _lu2_ ma-ha-num i-na _bad3_ la u2-ur-ra-da
reverse
1. sze-pa-am a-hi-tam
2. a-na li-ib-bi a-lim
3. la tu-sze-er-re-ba
4. szu-up-ra
5. _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_
6. sza i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum ir-te-hi-a
7. ar-hi-isz
8. a-na _sza3_ ma!-tim li-is-su2-hu-nim-ma
9. _erin2 lu2-kur2_ la i-ka-asz-sza-ad
10. u3 lu nu-uk-ku-da-tu-nu-ma
11. a-na pi2-ha-at a-lim na-s,a-ri-im
12. [la] te#-eg#-gi-a

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, 50

[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, 50

[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 067346
Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 07342

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
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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
2022-06-13 at 14:39:56	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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.67346) (BM.67346)
British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-7342) (W_1882-0918-7342)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481799.

CT 52, 050 artifact entry (No. P481799). (2024, December 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481799 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481799 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 8},
	title = {CT 52, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481799},
}

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TI  - CT 52, 050 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481799.

CT 52, 050 artifact entry (No. P481799). (2024, December 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481799 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481799 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 8},
	title = {CT 52, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481799},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481799
LB  - CDLI:P481799
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CT 52, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481799
ER  -