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AbB 13, 068 (P510786)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079587

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na ...] sza {d}marduk# [u2-ba-(al)-la?-t,u2-szu]
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma {d}...]-i-din-nam-ma
4. [{d}utu u3 {d}]marduk# da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-li-t,u2-ka#
5. lu sza#-al-ma-ta
6. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ak-nu-uk-ma
7. a-na ma-ah-ri-ka
8. usz-ta-bi-lam
9. sza _3(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar ha-za-nu-um{sar}_
10. sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar gar3-szum{sar}_
11. ki-ma i-na _iri_-ka i-il-la-ku
12. sza-ma-am-ma
13. i-na ku-nu-uk-ki#-ka# ku-un-kam-ma
14. szu-bi-lam#
single ruling
reverse
blank space

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, 68

[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 079587
Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0137

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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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
2024-12-07 at 19:53:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2018-08-31 at 07:57:43	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_1889-1014-137) (W_1889-1014-137)
Archives Babyloniennes (13585) (13585)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510786.

AbB 13, 068 artifact entry (No. P510786). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510786 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510786 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {AbB 13, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510786},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510786.

AbB 13, 068 artifact entry (No. P510786). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510786 (Original work published 2018)

AbB 13, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510786 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {AbB 13, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510786},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/15/
TI  - AbB 13, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510786
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