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CT 52, 057 (P481805)

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 081269

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}na-bi-um-i-din-nam
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {d}utu-szu-mu-um-di#-ib-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. a-nu-um-ma a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um
6. _aga-us2 sag-ga_
7. at,#-t,ar-da-ak-kum
8. i-na _sza3 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar#_
reverse
1. sza# i-na qa2-ti-ka
2. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma
3. _udu-nita2_ dam-qa2-am
4. sza#-ma-am-ma
5. szu-bi-lam

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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, 57

    [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, 57

    [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 081269
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1406

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481805.
CT 52, 057 artifact entry (No. P481805). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481805 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481805 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481805},
}


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