JCS 11, 108 02 (P423722)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Museum Number

CUA 081

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szu-nu-ma-dingir qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma
3. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
4. a-na {d}ha-bil-ki-ne
5. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
6. tup-pa-ka# ta-asz-pu-ur
7. a-na kap-pa-ta-nu-um
8. um-ma szu-u2-ma
9. x [x] x x
reverse
1. a-na-ku# e-ri-isz
2. ki-a-am qi2-bi-szu-um
3. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
4. a-na mi-nim ma-am-ma-an
5. la il-li-ik-ma
6. i-na mu-uh2-hi _sze_-ka
7. la i-zi-iz
8. 1(barig) 1(ban2) _zi3-da_
9. 1(ban2) _ninda_
left
1. 1(ban2) _sze_ qa2-ia-tum
2. 3(ban2) _sze_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P423722
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P423722

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Museum Number	CUA 081
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 11 (pp. 106-109), 108 02

[Goetze1957Letters] Goetze, Albrecht. 1957. “Old Babylonian Letters in American Collections: I. Catholic University of America (Washington, D. C.).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 11 (4): 106–9. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359026.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-04 at 18:33:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-08-06 at 10:29:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Gross, Andrew	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 11, 108 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423722.

JCS 11, 108 02 artifact entry (No. P423722). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423722 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 11, 108 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423722 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 11, 108 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423722.

JCS 11, 108 02 artifact entry (No. P423722). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423722 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 11, 108 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423722 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {JCS 11, 108 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423722},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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