AbB 13, 181 (P510877)
Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 103979Provenience
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TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma PA x x-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz# _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szum sza um-ma at-ta-a-ma
7. {disz}nam-ra-sza-ru#-ur# _dumu#_ a-bi-ia
8. _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_-ia a-na# s,i#-bu-tim
9. a-na nibru{ki} u2-sza-bi#-il-ma
10. s,u2-ha-ru sza# i-na ga-ra-ta-ia-mi{ki}
11. il-qu2-u2 x x szu-bi-lam
12. szum-ma# la# ki#-a-am# a-na _e2-gal#_ a-sza-par2
13. sza-tu-ur2-ri-im!(KAM)-ma x-x-ra#-am
14. sza-pa-rum an-nu-um na-t,u2#-[u2]
15. _lu2 nu-kar2{ki}-mesz ku3-babbar_-am i-le-qu2#-[u2]
reverse
1. s,u2-ha-re-e sza {d}marduk-na-s,ir#
2. nu-AZ-su2-nu ad-di-im-ma u2-x-x-in-szu#-[nu-ti]
3. u3 la-ma tup-pa-ka i-sa-an-ni-qa2-am
4. a-na nam-ra-sza-ru-ur ki-sa-am
5. _nig2-GAZ? zabar_ u3 _tug2_ lu-ba-ar-tam
6. i-na qa2-ti _ibila-mesz_ u2-pi2-hu-ma
7. it-ta-ad-nu-szum
8. sza la szi-ri-ka am-mi-ni an-ni-tam
9. ta-asz-pur-am i-nu-ma kar-{d}na-bi-um{ki} usz-bu
10. szu-ri-ni sza _e2-gal_ i-qi2-sza-am
11. i-na _{gi}kid szu-i_ s,u2-ha-ri-ia
12. a-na nu-kar2{ki} u2-sza-bi-lam-ma
13. {disz}pir-hu-um s,u2-ha-ar {disz}{d}marduk-na-s,ir
14. sza i-na-an-na _gir2 zabar_
15. i-na qa2-ti-szu s,a-ab-tu
16. ih-bu-us-su2-nu-ti i-na mi-it-hu-ri
17. 1(disz) _dumu_ nu-kar2{ki} di-i-ik
single ruling
left
column 1
1. {disz}t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum a-wa-tim szi-na-ti# i-de-e
2. _gir2 zabar_ sza it-ta-nu _ugula mar-tu_
3. it-ti-szu wa-ar-ka-tam
column 2
1. pu-ru-us2
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma PA x x-ma
5. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz# _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szum sza um-ma at-ta-a-ma
7. {disz}nam-ra-sza-ru#-ur# _dumu#_ a-bi-ia
8. _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_-ia a-na# s,i#-bu-tim
9. a-na nibru{ki} u2-sza-bi#-il-ma
10. s,u2-ha-ru sza# i-na ga-ra-ta-ia-mi{ki}
11. il-qu2-u2 x x szu-bi-lam
12. szum-ma# la# ki#-a-am# a-na _e2-gal#_ a-sza-par2
13. sza-tu-ur2-ri-im!(KAM)-ma x-x-ra#-am
14. sza-pa-rum an-nu-um na-t,u2#-[u2]
15. _lu2 nu-kar2{ki}-mesz ku3-babbar_-am i-le-qu2#-[u2]
reverse
1. s,u2-ha-re-e sza {d}marduk-na-s,ir#
2. nu-AZ-su2-nu ad-di-im-ma u2-x-x-in-szu#-[nu-ti]
3. u3 la-ma tup-pa-ka i-sa-an-ni-qa2-am
4. a-na nam-ra-sza-ru-ur ki-sa-am
5. _nig2-GAZ? zabar_ u3 _tug2_ lu-ba-ar-tam
6. i-na qa2-ti _ibila-mesz_ u2-pi2-hu-ma
7. it-ta-ad-nu-szum
8. sza la szi-ri-ka am-mi-ni an-ni-tam
9. ta-asz-pur-am i-nu-ma kar-{d}na-bi-um{ki} usz-bu
10. szu-ri-ni sza _e2-gal_ i-qi2-sza-am
11. i-na _{gi}kid szu-i_ s,u2-ha-ri-ia
12. a-na nu-kar2{ki} u2-sza-bi-lam-ma
13. {disz}pir-hu-um s,u2-ha-ar {disz}{d}marduk-na-s,ir
14. sza i-na-an-na _gir2 zabar_
15. i-na qa2-ti-szu s,a-ab-tu
16. ih-bu-us-su2-nu-ti i-na mi-it-hu-ri
17. 1(disz) _dumu_ nu-kar2{ki} di-i-ik
single ruling
left
column 1
1. {disz}t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum a-wa-tim szi-na-ti# i-de-e
2. _gir2 zabar_ sza it-ta-nu _ugula mar-tu_
3. it-ti-szu wa-ar-ka-tam
column 2
1. pu-ru-us2
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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 13, 181
[vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.
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- Museum No.: BM 103979
- Accession No.: 1911-04-08, 0669
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune | Archives Babyloniennes | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2018-09-23 at 01:50:27 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- British Museum Collection (W_1911-0408-669) (W_1911-0408-669)
- Archives Babyloniennes (13697) (13697)
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Cite this Artifacts
“AbB 13, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510877.
AbB 13, 181 artifact entry (No. P510877). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510877 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510877 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).
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