AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 (P333353)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00571

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-hu-um
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ma-ri-er-s,e-tim#-ma
4. _{d}utu_ li-ba-li-it,-ka
5. na-pi2-isz-tum
6. 2(disz) ta-KI?-tim
7. e-es3-ha-ma
8. re-di-a-am
9. sza# ta-ra-di-a-am
10. hu#-mu-sa sze-a-am
reverse
1. i-na Adab{ki}
2. li-ir-pi-su-u2-ma
3. li-el-qu2
4. ap-pu-tum

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/P333353

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A00571
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) b278ca6e-b901-4e18-a7c1-9fa27e8369d8

References

  • primary: AJSL 32 (pp. 270 - 292), p. 273-4, 284, no. 8

    [Luckenbill1916AJSL32[2]] Luckenbill, Daniel David. 1916. “Old Babylonian Letters from Bismya.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 32 (3): 270–92. https://www.jstor.org/stable/528196.

  • history: AbB 11, 142

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-05-07 at 15:05:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-24 at 11:25:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-05-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, No. 8 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 18, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333353.
AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 artifact entry (No. P333353). (2006, May 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333353
AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333353 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333353},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, No. 8 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 18, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333353.
AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 artifact entry (No. P333353). (2006, May 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333353
AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333353 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333353},
}


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