AbB 12, 099 (P497370)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097298

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-el-ia {d}mar-<<mar>>-tu
2. sza i-na ma-har {d}utu qi2-bi-is-su2 sza-ma-at
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma ar-du-um _sag-ARAD_-ka-ma
5. it-<ti> a-mi-li ta-ab-na-an-ni-ma su-qa3-am
6. tu-sze-te-qa3-an-ni
7. u2 sza-at-ti-sza _udu siskur2-re_ a-la-qe2-ku-ma
8. a-na i-lu-ti-ka ka-bi-it-tim
9. i-ip-pu-usz
10. i-na-an-na na-ak-ru ik-szu-da-an-ni-ma
11. mu-usz-ke-ne2-ku-ma a-ah-hu-a
12. u2-ul i-a-ri-ru-ni
reverse
1. szum-ma AN ka ra-bi-tum sza ra am
2. i-na _gesz-nu2_ na-da-a-ku di-ki-an-ni
3. _udu siskur2-re_ t,a3-ah-da-am
4. lu-ul-qe2-a-am-ma a-na ma-har _dingir_-ti-ka
5. lu-ul-li-ka-ak-ku
6. da mu ZA szi KI il ma ZU
7. la ma x ma qi2-in-ni la ip-pa-ra-ar#
8. a-mi-ru-ia a-na _dingir_-ti-ka
9. ba-ni-tim
10. u2-sza-aq-ri-ib
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P497370

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097298
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0352

External resources

References

  • primary: AbB 12, 99

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

  • history: Lenzi, Alan, NABU 2015/096

    [sec130834] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes 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
2018-07-21 at 08:27:36 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-01-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P497370.
AbB 12, 099 artifact entry (No. P497370). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497370 (Original work published 2016)
AbB 12, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497370 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497370},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P497370.
AbB 12, 099 artifact entry (No. P497370). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497370 (Original work published 2016)
AbB 12, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497370 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497370},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P497370
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - AbB 12, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P497370
ER  - 
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