UCP 09-04, 30 (P248031)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02304

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

119.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}en-ki-ra-bi
2. u3 {d}utu-dingir
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,-ma
5. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti
6. asz-szum t,e4-e-em _sze-ba erin2 diri-mesz_ na-da-nim
7. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim um-ma at-tu-nu-ma
8. um-ma _erin2 diri-mesz_-ma
9. _sze-ba_ sza-at-ti-ni ga-am-ra-am
10. id-na-ni-a-szi-im
11. szum-ma _sze-ba_ sza-at-ti-ni ga-am-ra-am
12. la ta-na-an-di-na-ni-a-szi-im
13. u2-ul ni-le-eq-qe2
14. isz-tu at#-tu#-nu# ta-al#-[li]-ka#
15. a-na u2-ba-a-a-tum u3 na-ap-li-is-dingir
16. ki-a-am aq-bi um-ma a-na-ku-ma
17. a-na [x x] x _erin2 diri-mesz_
18. _ku3-babbar_ [x x]-a-am _sze-ba_ sza-at-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ra-am
19. li-id-di-nu
20. um-ma szu-nu-ma
21. _sze-ba_ sza-at-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ra-am
22. i-na-an-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
23. _erin2-hi-a_ i-na qa2-tim us,-s,i-ma
24. a-na pi-ha-at _erin2-hi-a_ sza i-na qa2-tim
25. us,-s,u2-u2
26. be2-e-el-ni a-pa-lam u2-ul ni-le-i
27. i ni-il-li-ik-ma
28. ul-li-ki-a-am
reverse
1. a-na ki-ma ni-qa2-ab-bu-u2
2. szu-u2 sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_ lu-u2 sza _iti 2(disz)-kam_
3. li-id-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
4. asz-szum um-ma at-tu-nu-ma
5. um-ma {disz}u2-ba-a-a-tum
6. u3 {disz}na-ap-li-is-dingir-<ma>
7. _sze-ba_ sza-at-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ra-am
8. id-na-su-nu-szi-im
9. t,e4-e-ma-am an-ni-a-am
10. {disz}u2-ba-a-a-tum u3 {disz}na-ap-li-is-dingir iq-bu-ku-nu-szi-im
11. ru-bu ha-t,a-tim iq-bu-ku-nu-szi-im szu-up-ra-nim
12. asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim
13. a-na be2-e-li2-ia asz-ta-pa-ar
14. _ku3#-babbar#_ ub-ba-lu-nim
15. u3 asz-szum {disz}la?-la?-sza? _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ i-na larsa{ki} wa-szi-ib
16. {disz}{d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it,
17. isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-ma
18. wa-ar-ka-as-su2 pu-ur-sa3-a-ma
19. a-na ki-ma bi-ru-ti-szu _ku3-babbar_ sza a-pa-lim
20. ap-la-a-szu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 119.0 high × 50.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/4, 30

    [Lutz1929OBletters] Lutz, Henry F. 1929. Old Babylonian Letters. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology 9/4. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

  • history: MAOG 16/1-2, 099f

    [Ebeling1943MAOG16] Ebeling, Erich. 1943. “Altbabylonische Briefe Amerikanischer Sammlungen Aus Larsa.” Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 16 (1–2): 1943.

  • history: AbB 11, 194

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02304
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-09 at 10:43:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-03-16 at 22:22:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-04, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248031.
UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry (No. P248031). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248031 (Original work published 2004)
UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248031 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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	title = {UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248031},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-04, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248031.
UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry (No. P248031). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248031 (Original work published 2004)
UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248031 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {UCP 09-04, 30 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248031},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248031
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M1  - 2025/8/28/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248031
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