CT 52, 060 (P481808)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080256

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
1. a-na ni-szi-i-ni-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ib-na-tum-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-[ki]
5. asz-szum sze-e sza ta-asz-ta-na-pa-ri#-[im]
6. tu-sza-ma zu-bu-lum u2-za-ab-x#-[...]
7. sze-a-am a-na _ugula mar-tu_ x
8. na-ad-na-ku
9. u3 sze-um sza _ugula mar-tu_
10. a-na ma-ah-ri-ki qu3-ru-ub
11. tu-sza i-na sze-um la i-ba-asz-szu#-u2
12. asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-ki-im
reverse
1. [...] ki
2. [...]-x i-qa2-ab-bi-ki
3. [x x x] i-na-an-na
4. [ki-i ma]-s,i2 ma-da-dam e-li-i
5. [la at]-ta#-na-zi-iq
6. [x x] x [x x x] x
7. [a]-na# sze-e na#-[...]
8. na#-sza-ri-im#-[...]
9. i ni-isz-ri [...]
10. i-na-ad-di-nu-[ni]-ki#-[im]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481808

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080256
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0391

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80256
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-391

References

  • primary: CT 52, 60

    [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, 60

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2022-06-14 at 10:06:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481808.
CT 52, 060 artifact entry (No. P481808). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481808 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481808 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481808
LB  - CDLI:P481808
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 52, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481808
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481808.
CT 52, 060 artifact entry (No. P481808). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481808 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481808 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481808
LB  - CDLI:P481808
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 52, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481808
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.