YOS 02, 092 (P307174)

Letter tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 06138

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _{d}suen_-sza-mu-uh
2. _{disz}{d}iszkur_-szar-rum
3. {disz}ib-na-tum
4. _{disz}ge6-{d}dam-ki-na_
5. u3 ma-du-tim
6. qi2-bi2-ma
7. um-ma gi-mil-lum-ma
8. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti
9. ki-ma ta-asz-ta-na-am-mi#-a
10. isz-tu u4-mi _iti-2(disz)-kam_
11. _erim-mesz_ a-hi-a-tim
12. sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
reverse
1. be-li2 za-za-am iq-bi-i-ma
2. _erim-mesz_ a-hi-a-tim sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
3. i-na qa2-bi be-li2-ia
4. az-zu-az-ZU?-nu-szii-im
5. asz-szu-mi-ku-nu
6. be-li2 za-za-am iq-bi-a-am-ma
7. a-na be-li2-ia ki-a-am aq-bi
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma _erim-mesz_ a-hi-<a>-tim
9. sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2 li-il-qu2-u2-ma
10. _{lu2}sig4{ki}_ u2-ul a-na-di-isz-szu-nu-ti#
11. u3 _{lu2#}sig4#{ki}_ isz#-tu _iti-2(disz)-kam_
12. u2-za#-ab#-ba#-al#-szu-nu-ti
13. a-li-a-nim-ma
left side
1. a-wa-ti-ku-nu sza na-szi-a-tu-nu
2. ma-har _ir3-mesz lugal_ szu-uk-na

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/P307174

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 77.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06138
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020203
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6138

References

  • primary: YOS 2, 92

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

  • history: BiOr 38 (pp. 517-548), p. 526 n. 7

    [Charpin1981YOS12] Charpin, Dominique. 1981. “La Babylonie de Samsu-Iluna à La Lumière de Nouveaux Documents.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 38: 517–48.

  • history: OECT 3, p. 57-58

    [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, 51f

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

  • history: AbB 9, 92

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 104, YBC 6138

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-15 at 10:05:58 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
2019-01-29 at 04:58:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:32:11 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 02, 092 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P307174.
YOS 02, 092 artifact entry (No. P307174). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307174 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 092 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307174 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307174},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 092 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P307174.
YOS 02, 092 artifact entry (No. P307174). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307174 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 092 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307174 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {YOS 02, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307174},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P307174
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - YOS 02, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307174
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