CT 52, 096 (P481844)

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 081429 + BM 081436

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 ...]-ti#-ia
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma i-ni-ib-szi-na-ma
4. [{d}]inanna# A-HA{ki} asz-szu-mi-ia
5. [li-ba]-al-li-it,-ki
6. [...] a-na a-su-tim x
7. [x] x x x [...]
8. _1/2(disz) ma-na siki_ da#-am-qa2#-[tim]
9. i-di szu-ti-im 1(ban2) sze#-[am]
10. u3 _2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ ad-di-[in]
11. szu#-ta-am a-su-UD ir-szi-ia#?
reverse
1. a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-ki#-[im]
2. id-ni-im-ma li-ib-[lam]
3. szum-ma la er-su-u2-ma#
4. si-in-KI x [...]
5. li-ib-lam szi-bi# [mu-di]
6. wa#-ar-ka-[ti-ia]
7. li-it-u2-[nim/ma]
8. a-sza-pa-ra-[x]
9. szu-bi-lim#

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481844

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081429 + BM 081436
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1563 + 1891-05-09 Bu, 1570

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.81429
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1563

References

  • primary: CT 52, 96

    [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, 96

    [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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-26 at 14:01:53 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 Artifact

“CT 52, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481844.
CT 52, 096 artifact entry (No. P481844). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481844 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481844 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 52, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481844},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481844.
CT 52, 096 artifact entry (No. P481844). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481844 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481844 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 52, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481844},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481844
LB  - CDLI:P481844
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 52, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481844
ER  -
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