SCT 074 (P511368)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 239

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. {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2 _na-asz-bar_
2. a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam
3. i-na _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)-kam_
4. ha-as-si2{sar} mu-ra-ri{sar}
5. a-zu-KA-ra-nu{sar} ZA-am-ma-nam{sar}
6. sa-mi-da{sar} a-zu-pi2-ru{sar#}
7. ka-ma-am-ta{sar} szi-te-e
8. _szum{sar}_ u3 _szum2#-el#-lum{sar#}_
9. hi-sze-eh-ti [x x x x] NI#
10. AL? BU UD [...]
11. u3 ma-la ha-[...]
reverse
1. [(x)] sza#? 1(disz) _nu-{gesz}kiri6#_-ka#
2. x x x{sar} ha#-za-nu{sar}
3. [x] x (x) dam#? ma
4. [x x i-din-isz8]-tar2# _na-asz-bar_
5. [...] x DI si-in?-qa2?-[am]
6. [...] ma#-har _ma2-lah5-mesz_
7. [...]-am

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	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P511368
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P511368

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)	Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	Smith College 239
Accession Number

References

primary: SCT, 74

[Gordon1952SCT] Gordon, Cyrus H. 1952. Smith College Tablets, 110 Cuneiform Texts Selected from the College Collection. Smith College Studies in History 38. Northampton, Massachusetts: Department of History of Smith College.
history: AbB 9, 276

[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
2022-08-18 at 10:08:07	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SCT 074 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P511368.

SCT 074 artifact entry (No. P511368). (2018, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511368

SCT 074 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511368 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {SCT 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511368},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - SCT 074 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SCT 074 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P511368.

SCT 074 artifact entry (No. P511368). (2018, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511368

SCT 074 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511368 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2018SCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {SCT 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511368},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/6/16/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P511368
LB  - CDLI:P511368
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - SCT 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511368
ER  -