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AbB 13, 025 (P510744)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 093770

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}suen]-i-din-nam qi2-bi2#-[ma]
2. [um-ma ha]-am#-mu-ra-pi2-ma
3. [{disz}{d}suen]-i-din-nam _ugula mar-tu_
4. [sza] {iri#}ra-pi2-qum{ki} wa-asz-bu
5. qa2#-du-um _erin2_-szu
6. a-na s,i-bu-tim
7. ip-ta-at,-ru-nim
8. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im
9. i-na _ugula mar-tu-mesz_ sza _erin2_ ma-tim
10. sza li-ti-ka
11. sza a-na _kaskal_-im la il-li-ku-ma
12. _erin2_-szu-nu i-na li-bu ma-tim
13. in-ne-ez-bu
reverse
1. 1(disz) _[ugula mar]-tu_
2. qa2-du-um# [(x)] _erin2_-szu
3. a-na ra-pi2#-qum{ki}
4. t,u2-ru-ud-ma
5. i-na ra-pi2-qum#{ki}
6. li-szi-ib
single ruling

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 13, 25

[vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 093770
Accession No.: 1901-05-11, 0025

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.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	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-03-08 at 07:00:35	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-08-30 at 02:09:04	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The British Museum Collection (W_1901-0511-25) (W_1901-0511-25)
Archives Babyloniennes (817) (817)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510744.

AbB 13, 025 artifact entry (No. P510744). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510744 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510744 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510744},
}

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TI  - AbB 13, 025 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 13, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510744.

AbB 13, 025 artifact entry (No. P510744). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510744 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510744 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2023AbB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510744},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510744
LB  - CDLI:P510744
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - AbB 13, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510744
ER  -