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AbB 12, 003 (P510528)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097249

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# dingir-szu-ib-ni
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma# i-lu-ni-ma
4. [asz]-szum# tup-pi2-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam
5. a-wi-lam u2-de-ek-ki-ma
6. tup#-pi2 szar#-ri#-im u3 tup-pi2 a-wi-lim#
7. a-na# a-li-im [{disz}]ip#-qu2-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_
8. [szu]-li-im it-ta-al-kam
10. [{disz}]ip#-qu2-i3-li2-szu szu-a-tu#
11. [...]
reverse
1. [x x] x x ra# [...] [tup]-pi2#-im# lu x [x x]
2. x x [x] x al li x [...]
3. _a-sza3_-am szu-ta-ak#-szi-id#

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, 3

[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 097249
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0303

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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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
2018-07-03 at 07:43:23	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Archives Babyloniennes (13721) (13721)
British Museum Collection (W_1902-0210-303) (W_1902-0210-303)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510528.

AbB 12, 003 artifact entry (No. P510528). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510528 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510528 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510528},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510528.

AbB 12, 003 artifact entry (No. P510528). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510528 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510528 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510528},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P510528
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - AbB 12, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510528
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