YOS 02, 138 (P307998)

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 06999

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 × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ip-qu2-_ir3-ra_
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma im-gur-{d}da-gan-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}lugal-ban3-da_
5. asz-szum-ia [da]-ri-isz u4-mi-im
6. li-ba-al#-li#-t,u3#-u2-ka
7. ki-ma ti-du ma-WI?-i-ma
8. mu-uh-hi-ia i-si-i-ma
9. ma-har ISZ? du-bu-ba-ak
10. {disz}a-pil-_{d}mar-tu sag ir3#_
11. sza i-na ma-ah-ri-ia
12. [x]-BU?-u2 ma-<ah>-ri-ka u2-ka#-lu-szu#
13. sze#-a-am# sza i-na-[x x x]
14. [x x x]
reverse
1. [...]
  rest missing

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/P307998

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 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 06999
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021063
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6999

References

  • primary: YOS 2, 138

    [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, 74

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

  • history: AbB 9, 138

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 133, YBC 6999

    [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
2024-07-11 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
2019-02-13 at 11:59:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-07 at 09:50:16 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, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P307998.
YOS 02, 138 artifact entry (No. P307998). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307998 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307998 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307998},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P307998.
YOS 02, 138 artifact entry (No. P307998). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307998 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307998 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307998},
}


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TI  - YOS 02, 138 artifact entry
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