YOS 13, 172 (P296097)

Letter tablet 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 01341

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}na-na#-[a be]-el-ti asz-szu-mi-ia
2. li#-ba#-al#-li-it,-ka
3. ki-ma aq-bu-kum# sze-umi-na _e2_ ma-a-ad-ma
4. pi2-hu u2-ul im-lu-u2
5. u3 _e2-gi4-a e2_ a-ha-at-ka a-di-ni u2-ul i x x x
6. {disz}li-bur-na-di-in-szu a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam#
7. 2(disz) pi2-hu i-nu-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-sza-am-mu
8. szum-ma ta-ra-am-ma-an-ni szu-bi-lam
9. asz-szum _{uruda}szen_
10. asz-szum _{gi}pisan dub_
11. asz-szum _{gi}pisan nu-us2-hu_
12. asz-szum _{gesz#}ban2_ si ra x
reverse
  blank

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/P296097

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
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 01341
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001340
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1341

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 172

    [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, 177

    [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 15:50:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-07 at 09:50:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba 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, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296097.
YOS 13, 172 artifact entry (No. P296097). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296097 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296097 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296097},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296097.
YOS 13, 172 artifact entry (No. P296097). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296097 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296097 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296097},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - YOS 13, 172 artifact entry
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