JCS 23, 031-032, no. 2 (P303920)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NCBT 01880

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}ne3-eri11-gal-ha#-zi-ir
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-i-din-nam-ma#
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar#-[utu li]-ba#-[al-li]-t,u2-ka
5. asz-szum a-wa-tim sza# mah#-[ri]-ka#
6. asz-ku-nu
7. _di-ku5-mesz_ u2#-lam-mi-id-ma
8. tup-pi2 _di-ku5-mesz_ it-ta-al-ka-ak-kum
9. a-wi-lam# sza# mah#-ri-ka
10. [ma]-ga-al id#-bu#-bu-ma
11. [a-na] szi#-bu-ti-szu
12. ta#-tu-ru-ma
reverse
1. qa2-ta-ti-szu
2. u3 qa2-ta-at ka-asz-sza-pa-ti-szu#
3. te-el-qu2-u2
4. szu-a-ti asz-sza-as-su2
5. u3 e-mi-su2
6. szu-ri-a-am-ma
7. _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam
8. li-iq-bu-ni-szi-im

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/P303920

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NCBT 01880
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-036425
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NCBT.1880

References

  • primary: JCS 23, p.27-38, p. 31-32, no. 2

    [Walters1970sorceress] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. “The Sorceress and Her Apprentice. A Case Study of an Accusation.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23 (2): 27–38. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359108.

    (C, T, Tr)

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 103-222), 59

    [Charpin2023WAW43] Charpin, Dominique. 2023. “Old Babylonian Law and Justice According to Letters and Legal Documents.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 103–222. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

  • history: JCS 23, p.123, p. 123

    [Kraus1970Walters] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1970. “Remarks on the Article by Walters, above Vol. XXIII Pp. 27ff.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23 (4): 123–123. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359402.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: AbB 9, 269

    [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
2026-09-10 at 10:54:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-06-15 at 14:06:36 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-01 at 10:19:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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

“JCS 23, 031-032, No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P303920.
JCS 23, 031-032, no. 2 artifact entry (No. P303920). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P303920 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 23, 031-032, no. 2 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P303920 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 23, 031-032, No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P303920.
JCS 23, 031-032, no. 2 artifact entry (No. P303920). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P303920 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 23, 031-032, no. 2 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P303920 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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