AoF 19, 31-32 (P200375)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13294

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (letter-order)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x [...] x-la2
2. [...-{d}]suen#-ke4
3. [na]-be2#-a
4. [{d}]szul#-gi
5. lugal#-mu
6. u3#-na-a-du11
7. e2#-dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
8. [...]-ba
column 2
1. ga-ba#-[x]
2. sze ba x [...]
3. ga-ba#-[x]
4. gu4-e [...] ga-ba-[x]
5. {gesz}apin# [x]
6. lu2 gi4#-[bi2]-ib2#-[...]
7. sipa [...]
8. udu e [...] x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. szuku [...]
2. 1(bur3) GAN2-ta#-[am3]
3. sag ga#-[...]
4. szagina# [ensi2-ke4]-e-ne
5. erin2-na-ne-ne#
6. szuku gi4-bi2#-ib2-[x]
7. {d}szul-gi# [...]
column 2
1. _ki#-i#_ ka _t,up-pi_ sumun
2. _sza#_ e2#-gesz#-nu11#-gal
3. _sza#-t,ir#-ma ba-ar2_
4. [szu {disz}...]-ba-{d}marduk
5. [dumu {disz}...]-{d}marduk |MASZ.MASZ|
6. [a {disz}...]-x-{d}marduk
7. ina# qi3#-bit
8. [...] u2#-kin
9. [...] ka2#-dingir-mesz#{ki#} [...]
10. ... _[qa]-ti#_

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (letter-order)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
rke OB not Ur III ?
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200375

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
N13, 159
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13294
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034760

References

  • primary: AoF 19, 31-32

    [Neumann1992-52779] Neumann, Hans. 1992.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, no. 240

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

  • history: ADOG 25, N13, 159

    [Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-04 at 08:48:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-07-29 at 07:51:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:29:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AoF 19, 31-32 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P200375.
AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry (No. P200375). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200375 (Original work published 2002)
AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200375 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200375},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AoF 19, 31-32 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P200375.
AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry (No. P200375). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200375 (Original work published 2002)
AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200375 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200375},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P200375
LB  - CDLI:P200375
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - AoF 19, 31-32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200375
ER  -
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