CT 52, 081 (P481829)

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 080464

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

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-[ia]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma be-le#-su#-nu-ma#
4. {d}isz8-tar2 u3 an-nu-ni-tum asz-szu#-mi#-[ia]
5. da-ri-isz u4-mi be-li2 li#-ba-al-li#-tu2#
6. be-li2 lu sza-lim lu ba-li#-it, lu da-ri
7. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir be-li2-ia s,i-bu-tam a-ia ir-szi
8. ki-ma sza-mu-u2 u3 er-s,e-tum# da-ru-u2
9. be-li2 asz-szu-mi-ia lu da-ri
10. asz-szum sza um-ma be-li2-ma
11. i-nu-ma at-ta-al-kam#
12. ni-pe2-re-te _erin2_ [...]
13. an#-ni-ta be-li2 isz-[pu-ra-am]
14. _[n sze] gur_ a-na# [...]
15. u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ a-na [...]
16. ap-ta-[qi2-id]
reverse
1. a BI x x UD ta x [...]
2. i-qa2-ab-bu-nim#-ma i-na babila2#[{ki}]
3. u2 GU mu-um na-pi2-isz-tum
4. ar-hi-isz mu#-szi-a-tim at#-la-kam
5. an-ni-ki-a-am# i ni-ta-ba-al-ka
6. x ha x x u3 _1(u) 5(disz) erin2?-mesz_
7. e-ri-isz-ma mu#-szi#-a-tim
8. at-la-kam
9. _e2_ du-un-nu _gu4 hi-a_ u3 s,u2#-ha-ru-u2
10. sza#-al-mu
11. an-ni-ki-a-am s,i-bu-ut-ka
12. at-[x x]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481829

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080464
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0601

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80464
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-601

References

  • primary: CT 52, 81

    [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, 81

    [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
2023-03-26 at 09:03:16 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481829.
CT 52, 081 artifact entry (No. P481829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481829 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481829 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481829},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 52, 081 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481829.
CT 52, 081 artifact entry (No. P481829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481829 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481829 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481829
LB  - CDLI:P481829
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 52, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481829
ER  -
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