AbB 12, 172 (P510695)
Letter tablet 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 026254aProvenience
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TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. u3 be-li2# [...]
3'. ma-har {d}utu a-na# be#-[li2-ia ...]
4'. a-na be-li2-ia x [...]
5'. u3 a-na-ku _ARAD_-ka u2-ul x [...]
6'. isz#-ri-qa2-am ku-nu-uk lu2-{d}iszkur-ra# [...]
7'. a-na-as,-s,a-ar
8'. ki-ma be-li2 i-du-u2 mi-szar ma-tim
9'. szar-rum isz-ku-un di-pa-ar _ku3-sig17_
10'. a-na ma#-tim isz-szi u3 ma-li ma-tim im-si
11'. a-na-ku a-na ma-tim sza-ni-a-ku
12'. u3 ki-ma i-na# la wa-sza-bi-ia ki-ma _sze_-um
13'. i-na _e2_ sin-i-din-nam _ARAD_-ka la i-ba-asz-szu-u2
14'. a-na szar-rum ta-aq-bu-u2 esz-me-e-ma
15'. ma#-har {d}utu a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta [ak-ru-ub]
16'. i-na-an-na 2(disz) tup-pa-tim# [...]
17'. sza _1(gesz2) sze gur_ i-na _sze_ [...]
18'. a-na kar-{d}utu x [...]
reverse
1. ka-ni-ka-at _7(gesz2) sze gur_ sza u2-x-[...]
2. sza be-li2-ia ka#-ta a-wi-il-sin _sza13#-dub#-ba#_
3. u3 _x x-mesz_ na-szi-a-[ku]
4. u3 i-nu-ma be-li2 at-ta a-na _ab2 gu4 hi-a_
5. u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ szu-bu-ri-im
6. be-li2 il-li-kam-ma i-na zimbir{ki} usz-bu
7. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na erin2 ka2 e2-gal_
8. a-na _szuku erin2 ug3-IL2_ sza qa2-ti-szu na-da-nim
9. iq#-bi-i-ma tup-pi2 _lugal#_ a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
10. sza i-na _sze_-im sza sin-i-din#-nam# [...]
11. _szuku ug3-IL2_ x [...]
rest broken
left
1. a-na lu2-{d}iszkur-ra u3 _kar_ zimbir#{ki#} al-li-kam-ma du-[...]
2. be-li2 ki-ma ra-bu-ti-szu a-na _lugal_ li-iq-bi-ma ki-ma [...]
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. u3 be-li2# [...]
3'. ma-har {d}utu a-na# be#-[li2-ia ...]
4'. a-na be-li2-ia x [...]
5'. u3 a-na-ku _ARAD_-ka u2-ul x [...]
6'. isz#-ri-qa2-am ku-nu-uk lu2-{d}iszkur-ra# [...]
7'. a-na-as,-s,a-ar
8'. ki-ma be-li2 i-du-u2 mi-szar ma-tim
9'. szar-rum isz-ku-un di-pa-ar _ku3-sig17_
10'. a-na ma#-tim isz-szi u3 ma-li ma-tim im-si
11'. a-na-ku a-na ma-tim sza-ni-a-ku
12'. u3 ki-ma i-na# la wa-sza-bi-ia ki-ma _sze_-um
13'. i-na _e2_ sin-i-din-nam _ARAD_-ka la i-ba-asz-szu-u2
14'. a-na szar-rum ta-aq-bu-u2 esz-me-e-ma
15'. ma#-har {d}utu a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta [ak-ru-ub]
16'. i-na-an-na 2(disz) tup-pa-tim# [...]
17'. sza _1(gesz2) sze gur_ i-na _sze_ [...]
18'. a-na kar-{d}utu x [...]
reverse
1. ka-ni-ka-at _7(gesz2) sze gur_ sza u2-x-[...]
2. sza be-li2-ia ka#-ta a-wi-il-sin _sza13#-dub#-ba#_
3. u3 _x x-mesz_ na-szi-a-[ku]
4. u3 i-nu-ma be-li2 at-ta a-na _ab2 gu4 hi-a_
5. u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ szu-bu-ri-im
6. be-li2 il-li-kam-ma i-na zimbir{ki} usz-bu
7. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na erin2 ka2 e2-gal_
8. a-na _szuku erin2 ug3-IL2_ sza qa2-ti-szu na-da-nim
9. iq#-bi-i-ma tup-pi2 _lugal#_ a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta
10. sza i-na _sze_-im sza sin-i-din#-nam# [...]
11. _szuku ug3-IL2_ x [...]
rest broken
left
1. a-na lu2-{d}iszkur-ra u3 _kar_ zimbir#{ki#} al-li-kam-ma du-[...]
2. be-li2 ki-ma ra-bu-ti-szu a-na _lugal_ li-iq-bi-ma ki-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, 172
[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 026254a
- Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0072a
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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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| 2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | 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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| 2019-01-28 at 15:40:28 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-08-06 at 03:58:20 | 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 (13890) (13890)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0514-72-a) (W_1898-0514-72-a)
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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510695.
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (No. P510695). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510695 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
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