CT 52, 055 (P481803)

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 081612

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 ma-ta-ki
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ku-ru-um-ma
4. _a-sza3_-am am-kur-ma
5. ti-du-ku tup-pa-ki
6. a-na szum-ma-li-ib-bu-er-s,e-tim
7. a-na _lu2 egir_
reverse
1. li-li-kam-ma
2. ma-ma-an la u2-da-ba-ba-ni
3. u3 sze-a-am e-ri-su-ma
4. sze-um u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi
5. s,u2-ha-rum ti-du-ku-um-ma
6. u2-ul il-li-kam
7. um-ma a-hu-szi-na-<ma>
8. _a-sza3_-um a-BI-i
9. tup-pa-ki du-ni-ni-im-ma
left
1. a-na _a-sza3_-im la u2-da-ba-bu
2. _a-sza3_ li-ne-ri-isz
3. _a-sza3_-am am-ta-kar

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 52, 55

    [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, 55

    [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 081612
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1744

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 15:16:16 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, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481803.
CT 52, 055 artifact entry (No. P481803). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481803 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481803 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481803},
}


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