CT 52, 183 (P481929)

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 081099

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. asz-szum _a-sza3_ pa-hu-s,um
2. sza s,u2-ha-ru-u2 sza {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. qa2-as-su2-nu u2-um-mi-du-ma
4. tu-sza-at,-t,e4-ru-szu-nu-ti
5. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
6. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
7. mi-na-am e-li-ia i-szu-ma
8. i-na _a-sza3_-ia qa2-as-su2 u2-um-ma-ad
9. ga-me-er _a-sza3_-ia sza pa-hu-s,um
10. a-na er-re-szi i-di-im-ma
reverse
1. ka-ni-ka-at er-re-szi
2. a-na babila2{ki} szu-bi-lam
3. u3 a-na _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_ sza ti-du-u2
4. qi2-bi-ma
5. sza _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar duh had2-DU_
6. szu-us,-s,i2-ir ri-szi li-ki-il-lu
7. ar-ki tup-pi2-ia an-ni-i
8. _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-ab-ba-la-ak-kum
9. a-na _duh had2-DU_ szu-us,-s,u2-ri-im
10. ni-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi
11. t,e4-em _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_
12. ar-hi-isz szu-up-ra-am

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 52, 183

    [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, 183

    [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 081099
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1236

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
2023-03-19 at 08:05:43 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, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481929.
CT 52, 183 artifact entry (No. P481929). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481929 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481929 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481929
LB  - CDLI:P481929
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - CT 52, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481929
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 52, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481929.
CT 52, 183 artifact entry (No. P481929). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481929 (Original work published 2015)
CT 52, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481929 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 52, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481929
LB  - CDLI:P481929
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - CT 52, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481929
ER  - 
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