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AbB 12, 147 (P510670)

Letter tablet 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 017396

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
illegible

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, 147

[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 017396
Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0110

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
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-07-26 at 02:57:21	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-26 at 02:55:22	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:

British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-110) (W_1894-0115-110)
Archives Babyloniennes (13864) (13864)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 147 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510670.

AbB 12, 147 artifact entry (No. P510670). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510670 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 147 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510670 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510670},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 147 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510670.

AbB 12, 147 artifact entry (No. P510670). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510670 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 147 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510670 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510670},
}

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