CT 52, 091 (P481839)

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 080376

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 li]-pi2#-is-sa3
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-na-ap-li-sa#-am#-ma#
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu asz-szu#-mi-ia da-ri#-isz# u4-mi#
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. _e2_ u3 mu-ut-ta-al-li-tum
7. sza ma-ah-ri-ia sza-al-ma#
8. a-na _e2_ u3 mu-ut-ta-li-tum
9. sza ma-ah-ri-ka# la te-gi#
10. 1(disz) si-ID-ri x la ha# tu
11. szi-ma-at# _siki_ sza ib#-ba#-aq#-ma
12. li#-ib-bi _3(disz) ma-na_ AN [x] x [x]
13. _2(disz) ma-na_ dumu-{d}utu _1(disz) ma-[na]_ x IB x [x] x AD
14. u3 _1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na_ geme2-[...]
15. szi-ta-at _siki_ x
reverse
16. 3(disz) x [x x] usz#-ta-bi#-[la ...]
17. asz-szum _sze#_ [x] ba#-ba-li-im
18. sza aq-bu-ku sza um-ma a-na-ku-[u2-ma]
19. _5(disz) udu-nita2 hi-a_ lu-ud-di-im#-ma#
20. sze-a-am lu-ul#-qi2#
21. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-s,i
22. _2(u) 5(disz) u8 udu hi-a_ it-ba-al-ma
23. a-na re-i ip-ta-qi2#-id#
24. a-na sze-e sza ma-ah-ri-ka szu#-li# [x]
25. ki-ma szu-lu-mi-im e-pu-usz
26. _masz2-gal_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-im#-ma
27. _i3-gesz_ a-na s,u2-ha-ra-tum# sza-a-am
28. {disz}{d}na#-bi-um-na-s,ir a-na a-la-ki-im#
29. [aq]-bi#-szum#-ma ip-t,u2-ra-an-ni-im#-ma#
30. [u2]-ul# il-li-kam
31. [x x x] x x x x ul
32. [...] x [x x] x [x]
left
column 1
1. [x] x x x x x {d}suen
2. [re-sza]-am# li#-ki-il
column 2
1. a-za-mi-la am#-[ra]-am
2. li-qe2-e-ma re-sza-am li-ki-il

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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, 91

    [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, 91

    [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 080376
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0515

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-26 at 13:02:41 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, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481839.
CT 52, 091 artifact entry (No. P481839). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481839 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481839 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481839},
}

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