CT 52, 115 (P481863)

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 080649

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na ...]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. [um-ma {d}]suen#-eri-ba#-[am ...]
4. {d#}[utu] u3 {d}marduk da-ri#-[isz _u4_-mi]
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-[ka]
6. lu sza-al-ma-a-ta lu ba#-al#-[t,a-ta]
7. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a#-[na da-mi-iq-tim]
8. li-[ki-il]
9. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-[am]
10. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk
11. lu da-ri
12. ki-ma ti-du-u2 1(disz) _sag-nita2-ta-am3_
13. a-na <a>-ra-ar-ru-ti a-na _e2_ {d}marduk
14. _lu2-tin-na-mesz_ babila2{ki} i-ri-szu
15. 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2 _ARAD_-ka
16. a-na a-wi-lim {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim a-bi-ia
17. a-na 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ ta-ak-li-im
18. a-na <a>-ra-ar-ru-ti a-na _e2_ {d}marduk
19. sza-mi-im-ma szu-bu-li-[im]
reverse
1. u2-sza-bi#-la-am#
2. ma-har a-wi-lim {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim a-bi#-ia
3. szu-ta-ar-di-a-an-ni
4. tap-pu-ut szi#?-pi2#?-ir?-ti-ia a-li-im-ma
5. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ ta-ak-la a-na a-ra-ar-ru-ti
6. qa2-ti ra-ma-ni-ka szi-ta-a-am-ma
7. sza-ma-am-ma# szu-bi-lam
8. _si-bi_ i-[x?]-x-di ka-ni-ik-szu le-qi2
9. u3 ka-ni#-[ik]-szu# szu-bi-lam
10. uz-na-ia i-ba-asz-szi-a-ni-ik-ku
11. i#-dam# la tu-sza-ar-sza-am-ma
12. [la ta]-sza#-ap-pa#-ra#-[am x?]
13. [a-na] sza# asz-pu-ra-[ak-kum]
14. [ni-di] a#-hi#-im# [la ta-ra-asz-szi]
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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/P481863

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 080649
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0787

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80649
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-787

References

  • primary: CT 52, 115

    [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, 115

    [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. 209-210

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2019-06-16 at 10:37:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481863.
CT 52, 115 artifact entry (No. P481863). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481863 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481863 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481863},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481863.
CT 52, 115 artifact entry (No. P481863). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481863 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481863 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481863},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481863
LB  - CDLI:P481863
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 52, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481863
ER  -
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