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AbB 12, 126 (P510649)

Letter tablet 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 097564

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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk
2. u2-ba-la-t,u2-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {d}suen-na-s,i-ir-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
6. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
reverse
1. asz-szum s,u2-ha-ri-im
2. sza ta-asz-pur-ra-am
3. di-in-szu-u2
4. pu-ru-sa-am
5. usz-ta-ar-szi

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, 126

[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 097564
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0618

Provenience

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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
2018-07-22 at 03:44:37	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 (13843) (13843)
British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-618) (W_1902-1011-618)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510649.

AbB 12, 126 artifact entry (No. P510649). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510649 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510649 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 126 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510649},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510649.

AbB 12, 126 artifact entry (No. P510649). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510649 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510649 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AbB 12, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510649},
}

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