AbB 12, 056 (P510580)
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 097552Provenience
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}suen-e-ri-ba-am
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma lu2-dingir-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka
5. sza-al-ma-a-ku mi-im-ma
6. la ta-na-ak-ku#-ud
7. _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni-ma
8. a-na sa-ma-nim{ki} e-te-tu-uq
9. asz-szum _sag-ARAD_ sza a-na {disz}su-um-ma-dingir
10. ad-di-nu _sag-ARAD_ sza-a-tu
11. it-ti su-mu-ha-am-mu
12. su-ha-yi-im a-na szu-ba-ri
13. a-sza-am
reverse
1. szi-bu-ia {disz}a-ba-a
2. _dumu_ {d}we-er-i-din-nam
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum tap-pu-szu
4. u3 i-tu-ur-asz-du-u2
5. a-pi-isz {disz}su-mu-ha-am-mu
6. i-na babila2# wa-asz-bu
7. a-li#-ik# tu-ra-asz-szu-ma
8. szi-bu-szu li-iq-bu-ma
9. a-wa-tum szi-na li-iq-qa2-bi-ia
10. a-pi-isz _lu2_ i-na babila2#
11. wa-asz-bu ni-di a-hi
12. la ta-ra-asz-szi [(x)]
13. a-wa-tim szi-na-ti
left
1. gu-mu-ur _sag-ARAD_ a-na _1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. i-na asz-szu-ur{ki} id#-di-nam
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma lu2-dingir-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka
5. sza-al-ma-a-ku mi-im-ma
6. la ta-na-ak-ku#-ud
7. _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni-ma
8. a-na sa-ma-nim{ki} e-te-tu-uq
9. asz-szum _sag-ARAD_ sza a-na {disz}su-um-ma-dingir
10. ad-di-nu _sag-ARAD_ sza-a-tu
11. it-ti su-mu-ha-am-mu
12. su-ha-yi-im a-na szu-ba-ri
13. a-sza-am
reverse
1. szi-bu-ia {disz}a-ba-a
2. _dumu_ {d}we-er-i-din-nam
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum tap-pu-szu
4. u3 i-tu-ur-asz-du-u2
5. a-pi-isz {disz}su-mu-ha-am-mu
6. i-na babila2# wa-asz-bu
7. a-li#-ik# tu-ra-asz-szu-ma
8. szi-bu-szu li-iq-bu-ma
9. a-wa-tum szi-na li-iq-qa2-bi-ia
10. a-pi-isz _lu2_ i-na babila2#
11. wa-asz-bu ni-di a-hi
12. la ta-ra-asz-szi [(x)]
13. a-wa-tim szi-na-ti
left
1. gu-mu-ur _sag-ARAD_ a-na _1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. i-na asz-szu-ur{ki} id#-di-nam
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, 56
[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 097552
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0606
- 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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| 2018-07-05 at 08:30:43 | 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 (13773) (13773)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-606) (W_1902-1011-606)
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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510580.
AbB 12, 056 artifact entry (No. P510580). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510580 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510580 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
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