YNER 04, 057 (P292853)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 05395

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ba-a-ni-im
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma lu2-igi-sa6-ma
4. i-na ma-ah-ri-ka
5. s,e-nu-u2
6. i-za-za-am-ma
7. u2-ul ta-pa-qi2-id
8. mi#-im#-ma i-re-szu-ka#
reverse
1. [i-di]-szum#
2. [x x x] ta x
3. [x x (x)] x
4. i-me-ri [mi]-im#-ma
5. ma-li i-ma-qu2-tu
6. ta-ar-ri-ab
7. sza#-am-mi-i
8. [szu]-ke#-el
9. [u3] ki-sa3-ta-am
10. i-di-szum

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292853

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05395
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008376
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5395

References

  • primary: YNER 4, 57 = copy 17

    [Walters1970water] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. Yale Near Eastern Researches 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: AbB 9, 256

    [Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 19, NBC 5395

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-09 at 06:36:26 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YNER 04, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292853.
YNER 04, 057 artifact entry (No. P292853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292853 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292853 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292853},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YNER 04, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292853.
YNER 04, 057 artifact entry (No. P292853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292853 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292853 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292853},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P292853
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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YNER 04, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292853
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