CT 52, 137 + (P481884)

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 055054 + BM 055219

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x x [...]
2'. [lu sza-al]-ma-ta lu ba-al#-[t,a-ta]
3'. [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi#-[iq-tim li-ki-il]
4'. [a-na szu]-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra#-[am]
5'. [szu-lum]-ka# ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk u3 be-li2-ia sa-am-su#-[di-ta-na]
6'. [lu] da-ri
7'. [asz-szum] sza a-hi at-ta ib-ni-{d}marduk _ARAD_-ka
8'. [ki]-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma#
9'. [x x] sza# _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi-ta-a-am szu-bi-lam-ma
10'. [x x] x lu-sza-bi-la-ak-ku sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
11'. [ki-ma] a-hi at-ta ti-du-u2
12'. [sza]-at#-tam _lu2-kur2_ asz2-nun-na{ki} sza isz-tu la-bi-ir-tim
13'. [x] x-am sza be-li2-ia la am-ru3 il-li-kam-ma
14'. [x x] x x ZI2 uq-ta-al-li
15'. [...] x x [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x (x)] x u2-ul u2-sza-bi#-[la-am?]
2'. a-na 1(u) _u4_-mi sza pa-ni-i-ka# a-am-ma-ar#-[ma]
3'. a-na babila2{ki} a-al-la#-[kam]
4'. i-na ne-qe2-el-pi2-ia _udu-nita2_ sza x [...]
5'. an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am
6'. _ugula mar-tu_ lu-u2 a-na babila2{ki} a-[...] qu2#-ur2-ru-ub
7'. [x x] x x x-BI-szu i-ip-pa#-[al? ...] x
8'. [...] x ti {d}utu
9'. [...] a
10'. [...] x

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, 137

    [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.

    Without the join

  • history: AbB 7, 137

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: AbB 12, 182

    [vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 055054 + BM 055219
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 01385 + 1882-05-22, 01551

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-08-06 at 05:34:46 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 52, 137 + Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481884.
CT 52, 137 + artifact entry (No. P481884). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481884 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 137 + artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481884 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 52, 137 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481884},
}


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