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CT 52, 073 (P481821)

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 080691

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na u-bar-ra-mu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ia-ab-ru-uq-a-bi-ma
4. at-ta u3 ARAD-{d}isz-ha-ra
5. i-s,i2 sza a-ha-ti-ni
6. i-qa2-bi-a-ku-um
7. s,e-na-am-ma ki-ma sza-ra#-[qi2-(im)]
8. mu-szi-tam a-na li-bi zimbir[{ki}]
9. li-pe2-tu-nim
reverse
1. a-na a-wi-il-tim e-me-ti-ia
2. 2(disz) i-s,i2 sza i-na [x] x x
3. sza-ak-nu li#-[di-nu]-nim#
4. x-kam u3 DISZ i-[x x x x]
5. iq-bi-a-ku ni-x [x x x x]
6. szum-ma ta-aq-ta#-[bi]
7. _5(disz) dur?_ i-s,i2 it-ti-szu-nu
8. i-di-a-am
9. a-na a-wi-lim a-bi-ia sza a-na s,i-bu-ti-ia
10. iz-zi-zu ar-ha-am

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 52, 73

[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, 73

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080691
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0829

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-06-14 at 15:52:07	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80691) (BM.80691)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-829) (W_1891-0509-829)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481821.

CT 52, 073 artifact entry (No. P481821). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481821 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481821 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481821},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481821.

CT 52, 073 artifact entry (No. P481821). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481821 (Original work published 2015)

CT 52, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481821 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481821},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481821
LB  - CDLI:P481821
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - CT 52, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481821
ER  -