OBTI 012 (P369442)

Letter tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 A07664

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d#}suen#-ri#-me#-ni
2. qi2#-bi2#-asz-ma
3. um#-ma# i3-li2-ba-ni-ma
4. a-hu#-ka#-ma#
5. 1(u)# _gur# sze#-babbar#_
6. a-na x
7. 2(u) _gur#_ x [...]
8. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. x
2. [a]-na ma# [...]
3. {m}{d}suen-x [...]
4. u3 i3-li2-ma#? x [...]
5. 4(disz)# _tug2_ x [...]
6. a-na mu-na-nu# x [...]
7. u3 {d}_nanna_ x
8. [i]-di-in
9. [a]-pu-tum
10. 30(u)# e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_

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/P369442

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
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 A07664
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 6092f04a-47bd-42e8-9fd3-935b4dc80146

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 12

    [Greengus1979OBTIV] Greengus, Samuel. 1979. Old Babylonian Tablets from Ishchali and Vicinity. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul 44. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-03-25 at 03:27:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-07-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 012 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369442.
OBTI 012 artifact entry (No. P369442). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369442
OBTI 012 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369442 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369442
LB  - CDLI:P369442
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - OBTI 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369442
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 012 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369442.
OBTI 012 artifact entry (No. P369442). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369442
OBTI 012 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369442 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369442
LB  - CDLI:P369442
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - OBTI 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369442
ER  -
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