JCS 70, 57-59 (P310473)

Letter tablet dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 09955

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na su2-mu-a-bu-um#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma za-za-na-tum-ma
4. {d}en-lil2 a-na be-li2
5. um-ma-na-ti-im
6. isz-ta-ka3-an-ka3
7. szum-ma a-bu-um
8. u3 be-lum at-ta
9. la-la-a-tum
10. a-na _dumu_ a-mu-ri-im
11. szi-i-ma i-di-in
12. u3 a-na-ku
13. la-la-a-tum
14. u3 a-a-la-la
reverse
1. a-na pa-x-[...]
2. na-x-[...]
  rest traces
left
1. sza i-in-ka ma-ah-ru
2. e-pu-usz

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P310473

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 09955
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: JCS 70, p.53-86, p. 57-59

    [deBoer2018Babylon] Boer, Rients de. 2018. “Beginnings of Old Babylonian Babylon. Sumu-Abum and Sumu-La-El.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 70 (1): 53–86. https://doi.org/10.5615/jcunestud.70.2018.0053.

  • history: de Boer diss., p. 460

    [deBoer2014Amorites] Boer, Rients de. 2014. “Amorites in the Early Old Babylonian Period.” Phdthesis, Universiteit Leiden. https://hdl.handle.net/1887/25842.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 190 YBC 9955

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-05-14 at 10:35:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 70, 57-59 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P310473.
JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry (No. P310473). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P310473 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P310473 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P310473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P310473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P310473
LB  - CDLI:P310473
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P310473
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 70, 57-59 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P310473.
JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry (No. P310473). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P310473 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P310473 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P310473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P310473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P310473
LB  - CDLI:P310473
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - JCS 70, 57-59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P310473
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.