CT 52, 063 (P481811)

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 080520

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 ru]-ut-tum
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma {d}]asz#-ta-ba-li-tum-um-mi-ma
4. [{d}utu u3 {d}]amar#-utu da-ri-isz u4-mi
5. [li-ba-al]-li#-t,u2-ki
6. [sza]-al#-ma#-a-ku
7. [isz]-tu al-li-kam a-wa-tum
8. usz#-<ta>-ad-da-ni-in-ni-ma
9. t,e4-mi u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ki-im
10. u3 i-na la ri-qu2-tim
reverse
1. [zi]-ki-ir szu-mi-ki
2. [u2]-ul# u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im
3. [ARAD]-di# a-na s,e-ri-ki
4. [qe2-ru]-ub u3 zi-ki-ir szu-mi-ki
5. [ub-ba]-la#-ak-ki-im
6. [x x] li-ib-ba-ki la i-ma-ra-as,
7. [a-na] _e2_-ki ni-di a-hi-im
8. [la ta]-ra#-asz-szi-i

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481811

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 080520
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0658

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80520
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-658

References

  • primary: CT 52, 63

    [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, 63

    [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 13:32:21 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 10:24:31 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, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481811.
CT 52, 063 artifact entry (No. P481811). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481811 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481811 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481811},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481811.
CT 52, 063 artifact entry (No. P481811). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481811 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481811 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481811},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481811
LB  - CDLI:P481811
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - CT 52, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481811
ER  -
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