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BA 05, 525 70 (P491771)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0058

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. a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma sza-{d}utu-ni-nu-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia
5. da-ri-isz u4-mi-im
6. sza-pi2-ri li-ba-al-li-t,u2
7. _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ da-ba-ra
8. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 edin_ ni-ha-PI-tim
9. i-na e-re-szi-im ka-mi-is
10. ha-bu-ru-um ma-di-isz dam-qa2-at
11. a-na a-ma-ar sza-pi2-ri-ia i-re-du-u2
12. asz-szum sze-e _a-sza3_ sza?-pir bi-tim
13. sza _a-gar3_ sin-uru4 sza-pi2-ri-ia-ma
14. mi-ri-sza sza-tu
15. t,e4-em-szu szu-up-ra-am
16. u2-ri-id-ma a-la-am
reverse
1. u3 GU4/GA?-na-am? u3 i? da? ba it?-ti-ia
2. u2-ri-id-ma
3. _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sze esztub_
4. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sis_
5. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 imgaga3_
6. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gu2 gal_
7. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gu2 tur_
8. an-ni-a-am mi-ri-sza-am
9. a-mu-ur
10. _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-di _a-sza3_-li _sag a-sza3 aga-us2_
11. a-na er-re-szu-tim u2-ka-al
12. _gu4 hi-a_ ri-ba-szum-ma
13. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am li-ni-ri-isz
14. _a-sza3_-um _a-sza3_ gi-mil-lim
15. ma-di-isz da-mi-iq
16. szum#-ma an-ni-a-am
17. ar-hi-isz szu-up-ra-am-ma
18. _a-sza3_-um li-ni-ri-isz

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)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BA 5/4, no. 70

[Friedrich1906BA5/4] Friedrich, Thomas. 1906. Altbabylonische Urkunden Aus Sippara. Texte Mit Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Beiträge Zur Assyriologie Und Vergleichenden Semitischen Sprachwissenschaft 5/4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: HG 3, no. 419

[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: AbB 5, 212

[Kraus1972AbB5] Kraus, Fritz R. 1972. Briefe Aus Dem Istanbuler Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 5. Leiden: Brill.
citation: SFS, Ist Si 0058 (catalogue)

[Scheil1902SFS] Scheil, Vincent. 1902. Une Saison de Fouilles à Sippar (Abou Habba) (Janvier-Avril 1894). Impr. de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Le Caire).

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Si 0058
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Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
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
2021-11-13 at 14:09:17	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

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Electronic Babylonian Library (Si.58)

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“BA 05, 525 70 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491771.

BA 05, 525 70 artifact entry (No. P491771). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491771 (Original work published 2015)

BA 05, 525 70 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491771 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491771},
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