AbB 12, 038 (P510562)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 097234Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}nanna-in-du8 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ib-ba-tum!(TIM) a-hu-ka-a-ma
3. {d}utu u3 _dingir_-ka asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka
4. ki-ma ia-ah-su-uk-dingir i-la-kam-ma
5. tup#-pa-ka la ub#?-ba-la-asz-szu-u2-ma
6. an#-ni-it-ka la an-ni-it-ka
7. i-na# pa-ni-tim a-na a-<ma?>-az{ki} ta-al-li-ik-ma#
8. _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ tu-szi-im-ma
9. ma-ti-ma tup-pa-ka u2-ul il-li-kam
10. u3 a-na di-na-tim ta-ta-ap-la-an-ni
11. sza bi-ri-it _u4_-mu-ka-al
12. a-la-ki-im u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. i-na#-an-na isz-tu _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. wa#-asz#-ba#-ta-ma u2-ul# ta-asz-pu-ra#-am
3. a-nu-um-ma {disz}ia-ah-su-uk-dingir
4. _3(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 an-na-kam_
5. usz#-ta#-bi-la-ku-nu-szi!(SZU)
6. [a-sza]-ri-isz id-na-szu-u2-ma#
7. _ku3-babbar_-szu-u2 i-na ku-nu#-ka-ti-ku-nu
8. li-ka#-ni-ik a-na _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ab-szi
9. szum-ma sza#-li?-im <<KI>>
10. _dingir_-lam sza-al-ma a-li-ik
11. szum-ma a-sza-ri-isz _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi
12. a-na _5(disz) gin2_ a-i-di-in
13. _tug2 hi-a_-tu-ka u2-ul an-ni-ki-am# [(x)]
14. mi-de {disz}dumu-{d}utu i-la#-[ka-ku]-um#-ma _tug2 hi-a_-ti-szu
15. i-ri-isz-ka um-ma# [at-ta]-a-ma i-na _{gesz}ma2?_-[ma?]
obverse
1. a-na {d}nanna-in-du8 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ib-ba-tum!(TIM) a-hu-ka-a-ma
3. {d}utu u3 _dingir_-ka asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka
4. ki-ma ia-ah-su-uk-dingir i-la-kam-ma
5. tup#-pa-ka la ub#?-ba-la-asz-szu-u2-ma
6. an#-ni-it-ka la an-ni-it-ka
7. i-na# pa-ni-tim a-na a-<ma?>-az{ki} ta-al-li-ik-ma#
8. _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ tu-szi-im-ma
9. ma-ti-ma tup-pa-ka u2-ul il-li-kam
10. u3 a-na di-na-tim ta-ta-ap-la-an-ni
11. sza bi-ri-it _u4_-mu-ka-al
12. a-la-ki-im u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. i-na#-an-na isz-tu _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. wa#-asz#-ba#-ta-ma u2-ul# ta-asz-pu-ra#-am
3. a-nu-um-ma {disz}ia-ah-su-uk-dingir
4. _3(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 an-na-kam_
5. usz#-ta#-bi-la-ku-nu-szi!(SZU)
6. [a-sza]-ri-isz id-na-szu-u2-ma#
7. _ku3-babbar_-szu-u2 i-na ku-nu#-ka-ti-ku-nu
8. li-ka#-ni-ik a-na _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ab-szi
9. szum-ma sza#-li?-im <<KI>>
10. _dingir_-lam sza-al-ma a-li-ik
11. szum-ma a-sza-ri-isz _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi
12. a-na _5(disz) gin2_ a-i-di-in
13. _tug2 hi-a_-tu-ka u2-ul an-ni-ki-am# [(x)]
14. mi-de {disz}dumu-{d}utu i-la#-[ka-ku]-um#-ma _tug2 hi-a_-ti-szu
15. i-ri-isz-ka um-ma# [at-ta]-a-ma i-na _{gesz}ma2?_-[ma?]
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: AbB 12, 38
[vanSoldt1990AbB12] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1990. Letters in the British Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 12. Leiden: Brill.
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- Museum No.: BM 097234
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0288
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune | Archives Babyloniennes | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2018-07-04 at 08:47:32 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Archives Babyloniennes (13755) (13755)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-288) (W_1902-1011-288)
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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510562.
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (No. P510562). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510562 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
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