YOS 13, 117 (P295143)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00339

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
2. lu sza-al-ma-ta
3. asz-szum# _ku3#-babbar_ sza ma-har {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim le-qe2-e
4. sza ta#-asz-pu-ra-am
5. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu#-sza#-lim ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am
6. um-ma szu-u2-ma a-na ri-sza-tum _enku_
7. asz-ta-pa-ar
8. i-na babila2{ki} _ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ad-nu
reverse
1. an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am
2. a-na _i7_ su-bir4{ki} a-la-ak-ka
3. iq-bu-nim
4. sza _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar udu#_ s,a#-al-ma-ti
5. ki-ma pa#-ni#-ka sza-ma-am-ma
6. le#-qe2-a
7. i-dam la tu-sza-ar-sza-am-ma
8. la ta-sza-ap-pa-ra
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P295143

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 00339
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000345
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.339

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 117

    [Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: AbB 9, 168

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

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
2022-07-15 at 15:21:16 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295143.
YOS 13, 117 artifact entry (No. P295143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295143 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295143 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295143},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295143.
YOS 13, 117 artifact entry (No. P295143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295143 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295143 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P295143
LB  - CDLI:P295143
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - YOS 13, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295143
ER  -
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