CT 52, 090 (P481838)

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 081412

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 sza {d}amar]-utu# u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am#-ma#
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar#-utu# da#-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka#
5. lu sza#-al#-ma#-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta lu da-ri-a-ta#
6. _dingir_ na#-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki-il#
7. a-na szu#-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am
8. szu-lum-ka# ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu u3 be-li2-ia am-mi#-di#-ta#-[na lu da-ri]
9. asz#-szum# x a sza# ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am
10. [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x x x x [...]
2'. [um]-ma# szu-u2-ma sze-a-am# [...]
3'. sza#-ma-am-ma AN x [...]
4'. li#-qi2-ma _ninda_ an-ni-ki#-[a-am]
5'. ta#-na-di-[nam/in]
6'. li-ib-ba-ka u2-ul i-t,i#-[ib]
7'. pu-UD-ri _gesz hi-a_ sza i-ba-asz-[szu-u2]
8'. pu-uh#-hi#-ir-ma ma-ah-ri-ka
9'. [li-isz]-sza#-ak-nu
10'. [x x x] ma a AB la#-ka#
11'. [i-pa]-al#-la-hu-ka

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, 90

    [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, 90

    [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 081412
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1546

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 12:32:40 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-03-26 at 12:31:10 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, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481838.
CT 52, 090 artifact entry (No. P481838). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481838 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481838 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481838},
}


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