CT 52, 086 (P481834)

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 078307

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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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi#-um#-ma
4. {d}utu {d}marduk da#-ri#-[isz] _u4#_-mi li-ba-al#-[li-t,u2]-ka#
5. lu sza-al-ma#-[ta lu ba-al-t,a]-ta#
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-[ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi]-iq?-tim!
7. li-[ki-il]
8. a-na szu#-[ul-mi-ka asz-pa-ra-am]
9. szu-lum#-[ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk]
10. lu# [da-ri]
11. x [...]
12. x [...]
13. x [...]
14. x [...] x
15. [...] x
16. x [...]
17. is?-ba#?-[...]
reverse
1. _sa10 1(disz) sag-geme2_ elam-ma{ki} qa2-du _dumu-munus gaba_-sza
2. _2(u) 9(disz) u8-udu-hi-a_ a-ri-a-tim szu-u2-ra-tim#
3. ad-di-in-szu
4. _si-bi_ su2-tu-u2
5. u3 ka-ni-ik szi-mi-sza ga-am-ri
6. ik-nu-kam
7. it-ti-szu a-na le-qe2-e _geme2 u3 dumu-munus gaba_-sza
8. at,-ru-ud-ma
9. um-ma szu-u2-ma {munus}t,a3-ba-at-a-ha-ti qa2-du _dumu-munus gaba_-sza
10. sza i-na ka-ni-ki-szu sza-at,-ra-at ih-ta-li-iq
11. _1(disz) geme2_ u3 um-mi _geme2_ szu-a-ti
12. a-na sza at,-ru-du-szu id-di-in-mas
13. i-na _e2_ be-li2-ia-tum usz-te-szi-ib-szi-na-ti
14. an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am t,up-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum#
15. {disz}na-bu-du-um _erin2_ su-tu-u2
16. a-na ma-ah-ri#-ka li-qe2-er-ri-bu-nim
17. i-na mu-uh2-hi-szu# szi-si-ma
18. _geme2 u3 dumu-munus gaba_-sza a-na sza at,-ru#-du#
19. pi2-qi2-id-ma a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-ru#?-[u2?-ni]-im?
20. szum-ma da-ba-ba-am u2-pa-ar-ra-ak
left
column 1
1. szu-a-ti u3 2(disz) _munus_ ne2-pa-ti-szu
2. sza ma-har be-li2-ia-tum
column 2
1. {disz}pa-t,e4-er-e-i-il-ti
2. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-il-qe2-a-asz-szu

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 52, 86

    [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, 86

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

  • history: WdO 9, p.206-212, p. 206-208

    [Wilcke1978SI.BI-Klausel] Wilcke, Claus. 1978. “Zur Deutung Der SI.BI-Klausel in Den Spätaltbabylonischen Kaufverträgen Aus Nordbabylonien.” Welt Des Orients 9: 206–12.

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  • Museum No.: BM 078307
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0173

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-07-12 at 06:53:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-16 at 10:37:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481834.
CT 52, 086 artifact entry (No. P481834). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481834 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481834 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481834},
}

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