YOS 02, 132 (P305823)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04586

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na# i-bi-_{d}utu_
 en: To Ibbi-Šamaš
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak!
3. um-ma e-ri-ba-am-_{d}suen_-ma#
 en: Thus (says) Erībam-Sin:
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}nin-szubur#_ ba-ni-ka
 en: "May Šamaš and Ilabra your creator"
5. asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz u4-mi
 en: "on behalf of me, forever"
6. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
 en: "keep you in good health."
7. _u4_-da-am _ma2-mesz_
 en: "Today the boats"
8. sza# a-na _ud-unu{ki}_
 en: "which to Larsa"
9. [at,-ru]-du i-sa3#-an#-ni-qa2-ma#
 en: "I sent will arrive, and"
10. ur#-ra-[am]
 en: "tomorrow"
11. i-na {iri}ma-nu-um{ki}
 en: "in Mānum"
reverse
1. szu#-s,e-en-szi-na#-[ti]
 en: "have them loaded."
2. a-na# _u4 2(disz)-kam_ ma-ah-ri#-i-ka a-na-ku-u2
 en: "In two days I will be with you,"
3. t,e-mi a-na-an-di-ik-<<BI>>-kum
 en: "my report I will give to you."

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/P305823

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04586
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-018651
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4586

References

  • primary: YOS 2, 132

    [Lutz1917YOS2] Lutz, Henry F. 1917. Early Babylonian Letters from Larsa. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: MAOG 16/1-2, 71

    [Ebeling1943MAOG16] Ebeling, Erich. 1943. “Altbabylonische Briefe Amerikanischer Sammlungen Aus Larsa.” Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 16 (1–2): 1943.

  • history: AbB 9, 132

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 45, YBC 4586

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: MVAG 35/2, 73

    [Kraus1931MVAG35/2] Kraus, Paul. 1931. “Altbabylonische Briefe : Aus Der Vorderasiatischen Abteilung Der Preussischen Staatsmuseen Zu Berlin,” Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatischen, 35/2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 16:35:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2019-09-08 at 13:41:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2019-02-14 at 11:40:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:51:31 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-07 at 09:50:18 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305823.
YOS 02, 132 artifact entry (No. P305823). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305823 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305823 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {YOS 02, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305823},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305823.
YOS 02, 132 artifact entry (No. P305823). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305823 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305823 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {YOS 02, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305823},
}


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