CT 43, 004 (P313294)

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 013325 + BM 081460

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# a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba#-[al]-la#-[t,u2]-szu#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-li2-tukul-ti-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da#-ri#-isz# _u4_-mi
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. lu sza-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta#
7. lu# da-ri#-[a]-ta#
8. _[dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir#-ka# [ri-isz-ka a-na sa-mi-iq-tim]
9. li-[ki-il]
10. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka# [asz-pu-ra-am]
11. szu#-lum-ka szu-[up-ra-am]
12. i-na ma-ah#-ri-tim#? [x]
13. {disz}i3-li2-a-na-ka-szum-tak2#-[la-ku]
14. at,-ru-da-ak-kum# [...]
15. _[n] sze gur_ ta-ad-di-nu-szum#
16. i-na la ze2?-pi2-im# [...]
reverse
1. _{gesz}ma2_ la na-da#-nim#
2. _sze#_-am szu-a-ti babila2{ki}
3. u2-ul u2-sza#-ak-szi-da-[am]
4. us2-sa-ap-pi2-ih
5. i-na-an-na i3-li2-a-na#-[ka-szum-tak2-la-ku]
6. at,-t,ar#-da-[...]
7. a-na szu-nu-[...]
8. u3 be-li2-x-[...]
9. i-na mu-uh-hi-szu-[nu]
10. ti-si-i-ma
11. lu#-u2 _1(barig) sze-gesz-i3_ lu-u2 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-am
12. li-sza-bi-lu-nim
13. i-na e-bu-ri _sze_-am u2-ul id-di#-nu
14. u3 _sze_-am sza at-ta
15. ta-ad-di-nu-szum
16. [i]-na# la ze2#-pi2 _{gesz}[ma2]_
17. [x x x] x [x]
18. u2-ul u2-sza-ak-szi-dam#-[ma]
19. _kur6_ u2-ul i-szu u3 i-[x] GISZ IG [x x x]
20. _kur6_-ti# a-di#-ni# u2-ul x x x [x] x [x]

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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 43, 4

[Figulla1963CT43] Figulla, Hugo H. 1963. Old-Babylonian Letters. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 43. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AbB 1, 4

[Kraus1964AbB1] Kraus, Fritz R. 1964. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 43 Und 44). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 1. Leiden: Brill.
history: AbB 7, 82

[Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.
history: CT 52, 82

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013325 + BM 081460
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1592 + 1896-03-28, 0416

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	Reviewer	Status
2021-06-21 at 14:59:52	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-11 at 13:44:23	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-05 at 07:33:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-09-08 at 12:19:02	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 13:36:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 13:32:02	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P313294.

CT 43, 004 artifact entry (No. P313294). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313294

CT 43, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313294 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 43, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313294},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 43, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P313294.

CT 43, 004 artifact entry (No. P313294). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313294

CT 43, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313294 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2006CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 43, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313294},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/3/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P313294
LB  - CDLI:P313294
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - CT 43, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313294
ER  -