YOS 02, 004 (P306545)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05474

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

82.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _{d}suen_-e-ri-ba-am
 en: To Sin-erībam
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak!
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-ma-gir-ma
 en: Thus (says) Sin-māgir:
4. da-mi-iq e-pe2-szum an-nu-um
 en: "Good behaviour this (is),"
5. sza asz-ta-na-pa-ra-kum-ma
 en: "that I write to you again and again, and"
6. di-a-ti la ta-sza-al-lu
 en: "you pay no attention to me."
7. a-nu-um-ma _{d}utu_-ki-nam-i-de
 en: "Now! Šamaš-kīnam-ide,"
8. a-na s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam
 en: "I have sent to you."
9. bi-it!(ISZ) ku-nu-ki-ia pi2-te-ma
 en: "Open my storehouse."
10. 3(u) 6(disz) _{gesz}ka-apin-hi-a_
 en: "36 tongues of seeder ploughs,"
11. 4(u) 8(disz) _{gesz}ka-apin-tug2-gur10-hi-a_
 en: 48 tongues of harbum ploughs,"
12. 1(disz) 6(disz) _{gesz}ka-gan2-ur3-hi-a_
 en: "66 tongues of harrows,"
13. id-na-szum-ma li-ib-lam
 en: "give him, and let him bring here."
14. ap-pu-tum
 en: "Please."
15. u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 en: "You shall not say to me,"
reverse
1. la# ta-qa2-ab#-bi
 en: "You did not write me."
2. u3 sza-ni-tam
 en: "Something else."
3. a-na bi-it _du10_-ab-_kisz{ki}_
 en: "To the house of Ṭāb-Kiš"
4. a-li-ik-ma
 en: "go!"
5. 2(disz) _{gesz}mar-gid2-da-hi-a_
 en: "Two wagons,"
6. 5(u) 8(disz) _{gesz}ka-kul-mar-gid2-da-hi-a_
 en: "58 ... wagons"
7. li-id-di-na-kum-ma
 en: "let him give to you, and"
8. i-na _{gesz}ma2_ mu-qe2-el-pi2-tim
 en: "on a boat going downstream"
9. szu-ur-ki-ba-am-ma
 en: "load them! And"
10. li-ib-lu-nim
 en: "let them bring them here to me."
11. u3 ri-im-_{d}iszkur_
 en: "And Rīm-Adad,"
12. li-il-li-kam
 en: "let him come here."

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 44.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 2, 4

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

  • history: OECT 3, p. 35

    [Driver1924OECT3] Driver, Godfrey R. 1924. Letters of the First Babylonian Dynasty. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 3. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: MAOG 16/1-2, 7

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

  • history: AbB 9, 4

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 74, YBC 5474

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 05474
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-02-22 at 02:48:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2021-02-22 at 02:28:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2019-09-28 at 12:53:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2019-02-17 at 14:38:54 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-17 at 14:32:06 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306545.
YOS 02, 004 artifact entry (No. P306545). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306545 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306545 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306545},
}


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TI  - YOS 02, 004 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306545.
YOS 02, 004 artifact entry (No. P306545). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306545 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306545 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306545},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P306545
LB  - CDLI:P306545
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - YOS 02, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306545
ER  -
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