AbB 13, 139 (P510857)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 094168

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}marduk#-na-s,i-ir
2. [qi2]-bi2#-[ma]
3. [um]-ma# a-bi-[e]-szu#-uh-ma
4. [{disz}]ib#-ni-{d}[x] x x ki#-a-am#
5. [(x) (x) (x)] [u2]-lam#-mi-da#-an-[ni]
6. [um-ma] szu#-[u2]-ma
7. [a]-na {d}marduk-na#-[s,i]-ir# _ugula dam-gar3_
8. [asz]-szum _szah_ ne-me#-et-[ti-szu] sza# _iti gan-gan-e3_
9. a-na babila2#{ki}
10. szu#-bu-li-im#
11. asz-ta-na-ap#-pa-ar-szum#-ma
12. _szah_ ne-me#-et-ti-szu
13. a-na babila2#{ki}
14. u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lam
15. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni
16. a-na mi-nim a-di i-na-an-na
17. _szah#_ ne-me-et-ti-ka sza _iti gan#-[gan-e3]_
18. [a-na] babila2{ki}
reverse
1. la# tu-sza-bi-lam
2. ki#-ma tup-pi2 an-ni#-a-am ta-am-ma-ru
3. _szah_ ne-me-et#-ti#-ka sza _iti gan-gan-e3_
4. a-na babila2{ki}
5. szu-bi-lam
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510857

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 094168
Accession Number 1901-07-13, 0014

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0713-14
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 840

References

  • primary: AbB 13, 139

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-22 at 01:38:03 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510857.
AbB 13, 139 artifact entry (No. P510857). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510857 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510857 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510857},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 13, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510857.
AbB 13, 139 artifact entry (No. P510857). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510857 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510857 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510857
LB  - CDLI:P510857
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - AbB 13, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510857
ER  -
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