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AbB 12, 194 (P510716)

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 079127

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. isz-tu _iti 2(disz)-kam_
2. _ku3-babbar_ ad-di-na-ak-kum
3. _{gesz}ma-nu_ ma-la ak-ki-su
4. i-na sza ka-ta
5. e-ti-qu2 u3 ba-a-u2
6. im-szu-uh2-ma
7. i-bi-is-si2-a te-te-em-da-an-ni
8. i-na-an-na _{gesz}ma-nu_
9. na-ki-is-ma sza-ki-in
reverse
1. ar-hi-isz
2. _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ li-qe2-a-am
3. lu-ut-ba-al-ma
4. la i-ha-al-li-qu2
5. [asz]-szu-mi-ka wa-asz-ba-ku
6. ar#-hi-isz u2-ul ta-al-la-ka-am-ma
7. ta#-at-ta-al-kam
8. [ki]-ma# s,i-im-da-ti
9. [_n ma]-na# ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-ad-da#-an#-ka
10. tup-pi2 a-na szi-bu-ti-ia
11. ki-i-il

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, 194

[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 079127
Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0424

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
2018-08-06 at 06:34:54	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_1889-0426-424) (W_1889-0426-424)
Archives Babyloniennes (13912) (13912)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510716.

AbB 12, 194 artifact entry (No. P510716). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510716 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510716 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510716},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 12, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510716.

AbB 12, 194 artifact entry (No. P510716). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510716 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 12, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510716 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510716},
}

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