YOS 13, 121 (P429720)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00303

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na dam_ i3-li2-im-gur-an-ni
2. _6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i7_ si2-la-kum
3. _1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) <1/2(disz)> gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. ba-al-li _ib2-tak4 ku3-babbar_
5. _1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
6. a-na _5(disz) lu2-mesz_ ZA-ZU-um-ma
7. a-na-ku u2-ma-ah-hi-ir-ma
8. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. sza-qa3-lam u2-ki-in
2. mi-nu-um a-wa-<<ma>>-tum-ma
3. ni-pu-ti a-na ni-pi2-im i-na#-ad-di-nu
4. it-ti ib-ni-{d}amar-utu# de-ki-i
5. da-ba-<ba>-am dam-qa2-[am] du#-bu-ub-ma
6. ni-pu-ti la ka#-[li]-at
7. a-na sza szu-mu-um#-[li]-ib#-szi asz-pu-ra-am
8. ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-asz-szi
  single ruling

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/P429720

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 00303
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000309
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.303

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 121

    [Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: AbB 9, 169

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-07-15 at 15:21:16 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P429720.
YOS 13, 121 artifact entry (No. P429720). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429720 (Original work published 2012)
YOS 13, 121 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429720 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429720},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P429720.
YOS 13, 121 artifact entry (No. P429720). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429720 (Original work published 2012)
YOS 13, 121 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429720 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429720},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P429720
LB  - CDLI:P429720
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - YOS 13, 121 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429720
ER  -
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