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CT 52, 077 (P481825)

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 081006

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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Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na ...-{d}]suen
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um]-ma# akszak{ki}-ma-an-szum2-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka#
5. a-nu-um-ma ip#-qa2-tum
6. 1(ban2) ka-mu-na-am usz-ta-bi-la#-kum
7. a-na a-di-du-um i-di-in
8. _1(disz) sila3_ a-na mu-na-wi-rum
9. u3 _1(disz) sila3_ a-na ka-szi-im#
10. usz-ta-bi-la-kum
reverse
1. 2(ban2) ka-mu-na-am
2. pa-na-nu-um u2-sza-bi-la-kum
3. u3 _1(ban2) i3-gesz_
4. u-bar-rum u2-sza-bi-la-kum
5. i-KU-rum _ma2-lah5_
6. ka-mu-na-am id-di-na-kum
7. u3 a-na-ku a-na i-si-in-na{ki}
8. a-la-kam
9. ki-ma ti-du#-u2
10. [x x x x] _USZ#-mesz_
left
column 1
1. [x] x# x# x#
2. lu-li-kam-ma
column 2
1. hi-bi-il-ti
2. lu-ul-qi2

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • primary: CT 52, 77

    [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, 77

    [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 081006
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1144

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
2023-03-26 at 08:02:14 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481825.
CT 52, 077 artifact entry (No. P481825). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481825 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481825 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481825},
}

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