CT 52, 056 (P481804)

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 080353

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 ma-ta-ki
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma szum-ma-li-ib-bi-er-s,e-tim-ma
4. be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki
6. asz-szum sze-im sza qa2-ti a-wi-il-dingir
7. sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im
8. _a-sza3_-ki u2-ul im-ku-ur
9. asz-szum ta-asz-pu-ri-im
10. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
11. e-si-ir-ma
reverse
1. _7(asz) sze gur_ usz-ta-ad-di-in-szu
2. ri-isz-ki u2-ka-al
3. ki-ma ti-de-e sza-at-tum
4. ha-ri-isz-tam i-szu
5. _a-sza3_-ki a-szar ta-asz-pu-ri-im
6. at-ta-di-in
7. szu-up-ri-im-ma
8. ma-la i-na _a-sza3_-ki ib-szu-u2
9. i-na ni-isz i-li-im
10. szi-ta-at _sze_-ki
11. li-im-ku-su
12. s,u2-ba-tam u3 ku-nu-kam
left
column 1
1. sza a-wi-il-dingir
2. szu-bi-lim
column 2
1. sza i-la-kam i-na pa-ni-szu
2. lu na-szi

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, 56

    [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, 56

    [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 080353
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0491

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 15:33:00 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, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481804.
CT 52, 056 artifact entry (No. P481804). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481804 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481804 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481804},
}


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