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AbB 12, 033 (P497777)

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 097459

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] {d}nanna-in-du8
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma] {d}iszkur-na-s,ir-ma
4. [{d}utu] li#-ba-li-it,-ka
5. [a-nu-um]-ma# e-ri-isz-sag-il2#
6. [at,]-t,ar#-da#-ak-kum
7. ma#-la-ma i-ir-ri-szu-ka
8. la# ta#-ka-al-la-szi-im
reverse
1. u3 a-wi-la-tim
2. sza i-la-ka-ni-ik-kum
3. ka-ni-kam szu-zi-ib-szi-na-ti

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

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: AbB 12, 33

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097459
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0513

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-07-04 at 08:45:20	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2016-02-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Frayne, Douglas R.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.97459) (BM.97459)
Archives Babyloniennes (5706) (5706)
British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-513) (W_1902-1011-513)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P497777.

AbB 12, 033 artifact entry (No. P497777). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497777 (Original work published 2016)

AbB 12, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497777 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497777},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P497777.

AbB 12, 033 artifact entry (No. P497777). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497777 (Original work published 2016)

AbB 12, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497777 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497777},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - AbB 12, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P497777
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