OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 (P272902)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1466

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

-

Measurements

64.0 mm × 67.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ka3-ri-im#
2. ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma ili5-ma-da-ar-ma
4. a-ba-u2-a / a-tu3-nu / a-hu-a
5. a-tu3-nu / me-ra-ku-nu
6. [a]-na-ku / a-na-kam / a-na a-[...]
7. [a]-za-az a-ma-kam#
8. szi2#-par2-ku-nu sza-i#-[la2]
9. a#-tu3-nu a-na-ku / x [...]
10. u3#-sza#-ar# mi3-szu#-um#
11. a#-tu3-[nu] a-ma-kam / a-wa-[ti2]
12. _la2#_ ta-sze2-e-a ki-na-ti2-ma#
13. [isz]-ti2 i-ku-nim _dumu_ sa3-ma-a#
14. [e]-pu#-usz-ma u3 e-[...]
15. [x x] x-tim / s,u2-ha-ar# [(...)]
16. [x x] x um [...]
reverse
1. [x x] x x [...]
2. a#-na# [x (x)] a#-hu#?-tim / sze2-bi4-il5#
3. u3 i#-[x (...)] _tug2# hi-a_-ti2-ka3
4. [x] x [x x] pu-ru-usz-ha-tim#
5. [...] x-tim lu-sze2-bi4#-[il5]
6. [...] x-ma / a-na# [...]
7. [...] u3 sze2#-bi4-la2-ma# [...]
8. [x x] x az x isz-ti2 [(...)]
9. [x x] x / u3 t,a2-hi-ma# / [(...)]
10. [x] x-im / ub-lu-nim s,u2-[ha-ri]
11. [u3] s,u2#-ha#-ar-szu / i-na / [...]
12. [ka3]-ri#-im# / i-du-ku-u2 / [...]
13. [a]-la2#-ak / szu-ma i-na ka3#-[ri-im]
14. [x]-e-im / 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-ul 2(disz) _gin2#_
15. al#-qe2 / sza ki-ma / i-ku-nim isz#-ti2
16. szi2#-ip-ri-ku-nu li#-li-kam-ma#
17. [a]-szar li-bi4-szu-nu lu-ta-mi3-a-ni#
18. a-ba-u2-a / be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P272902

Physical information

Cappadocian Tablet, clay

Artifact type Tablet
Cappadocian Tablet, clay
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 67.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
reddish-clay tablet with a cuneiform inscription; chipped on the surface

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
dealer claims the tablet was found at Caesarea
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 48.1466
Accession Number

References

  • primary: OrNS 26, 028 n. 4

    [Lewy1957-93426] Lewy, Julius. 1957.

  • history: OACC, p. 254

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: Larsen, Fs Matous 2, 129-130

    [Larsen1978FsMatous] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1978. In Festschrift Lubor Matouš. Budapest : Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem.

  • history: LAPO 19, 037

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: JNES (1975) 34:4

    [sec52657] N.d.

  • history: Orientalia 26

    [sec52658] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-22 at 13:28:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:49:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272902.
OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 artifact entry (No. P272902). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272902 (Original work published 1970)
OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272902 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272902},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272902.
OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 artifact entry (No. P272902). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272902 (Original work published 1970)
OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272902 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272902},
}


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