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CT 52, 051 (P481800)

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 080341

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir u3 _di-ku5#-mesz# [zimbir{ki}]
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {d}suen-mu-sza-lim-ma#
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu#-[ti]
5. {disz}ARAD-{d}alamusz na-we-e zimbir{ki}
6. _nig2-szu_ {d}utu-ku-u2-a-na-ku _ugula mar-tu_
7. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma
8. sza-ad-da-aq-dam a-na i-li-ik _su-si-ig#_
9. u2-ma-al-lu-ni-in-ni
10. ki-ma mu-usz-ke-ne-e-ku
11. i-na _e2_ {d}utu# ar-ka-ti ip-pa-ri-is-ma#
12. pu-hi-ia sza-<ni>-a-am-ma u2-ma-al#-[lu-u2]
13. i-na ka-an-ki-im sza _lu2_ mu-sza#-[ad-di-nim]
14. u2-sze-lu-ni-in#-[ni]
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1. ki-a-am# [iq-bi-a-am]
2. szum-ma ki-ma [iq-bu-u2]
3. sza-ad-da-aq-dam a-na _su-si-ig# [u2-ma-al-lu-u2-szu-ma]
4. ki-ma mu-usz-ke-nu i-na _e2_ {d}utu# ar-[ka-as-su2]
5. ip-pa-ri-is-ma i-na ka-an-ki-im x [...]
6. i-na-an-na mi-nu-um sza ARAD-{d}alamusz szu-a-ti
7. a-na i-li-ik _su-si-ig_
8. tu-ma-al-li-a
9. a-wi-lam sza pu-uh2-szu tu-ma-al-li-a
10. a-na _lu2_ mu-sza-ad-di-nim pi2-iq-da-a-ma
11. _ku3-babbar_-am# li-sza-ad-di-nu-szu
12. {disz}ARAD-{d}alamusz szu-a-ti a-na i-li-ik# _su-si-ig_
13. la u2-da-ab-ba-bu [x]
14. szum-ma a-wa-tum szi-i x x x [x]
15. t,e4-ma-am [...]

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • primary: CT 52, 51

    [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, 51

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080341
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0479

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2022-06-13 at 14:39:56 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481800.
CT 52, 051 artifact entry (No. P481800). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481800 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481800 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481800},
}

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