CT 52, 094 (P481842)

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 080958

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# [x]-HI-x-[...]
2. qi2-bi2#-ma#
3. [um]-ma# {munus}il-ta-ni-ma#
4. [_dub_]-ka# esz-me-e-ma ah-du
5. szu#-AN-x ze2-eh-pi2
6. usz-ta-bi-la#-ak-ku
7. ki#-ma ti-du-u2
8. na#-az2-qa2-a-ku
9. e-ri-isz-szi-ia-ma
reverse
1. ki-ma i-na szu-ul-mu
2. ta-al-la-ka-am!(BI)
3. _5(disz) ma-na siki_ u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_
4. li-qi2-a-am
5. _siki_ sza i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-hi-ka
6. i-na bad3-am-mi-di-ta-na{ki}
7. i-na _e2_ {d}suen-ib-ni sza-ak-na#
8. t,e4-ma-am szu-a-ti
9. li-im-da
left
1. [szi-iq]-qu2# lu-ub-bu-ku# [x]
2. t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am#

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481842

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080958
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1096

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80958
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1096

References

  • primary: CT 52, 94

    [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, 94

    [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 13:29:11 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 Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481842.
CT 52, 094 artifact entry (No. P481842). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481842 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481842 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	title = {CT 52, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481842},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 52, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481842.
CT 52, 094 artifact entry (No. P481842). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481842 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481842 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481842},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481842
LB  - CDLI:P481842
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CT 52, 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481842
ER  -
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