AbB 12, 196 (P510718)

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 079186

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na ARAD-i3-li2-szu qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {d}na-bi-um-mu-dam-mi-iq-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
4. i-nu-u2-ma al-li-kam ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am
5. um-ma at-ta-ma isz-tu i-na-an-na
6. _u4 1(u)-kam_ a-ka-sza-da-ak-ka
7. i-na-an-na isz-tu al-li-kam-ma [x x]
8. as,-s,e-er at-ta la ta-al-li-[kam]
9. u3 t,e4-em-ka-a-ma u2-ul ta-asz#-[pu-ra-am]
10. szum-ma ni-t,i-il-ka
11. t,e4#-em#-ka# szu-up-ra-am-ma#
reverse
1. [... x]-al-kam
  about 5 lines broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [... i]-na ku-us,-s,i2-ma
4'. [... x]-ia# a-sza-al-ma x
5'. [u2-ul i?]-le-i
6'. [u3 ki]-ma# as-hu-ru-ka
7'. x ki-a-am as-hu-ur-ka
8'. isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_
9'. u2-ul ta-al-la-kam-ma
left
column 1
1. a-na-ad-di-a-am-ma
2. at#-ta-al#-la#-kam
column 2
  1 line erased

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, 196

    [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 079186
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0483

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-02-13 at 12:20:51 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-08-06 at 06:34:52 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 12, 196 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510718.
AbB 12, 196 artifact entry (No. P510718). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510718 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 12, 196 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510718 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 12, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510718},
}

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