HMA 9-01909 (P248001)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-01909

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter order Sammeltafel)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [x?]-x-e#-ne u3-na-a-du11
2. [lu2]-DUB#-ba-a-ke4 na-ab#-be2-a
3. [x] lu2#-kin-gi4-a {disz}za-ba-a#-a
4. [x?]-x-ka# aga-us2 sag-ga2-na
5. [he2]-en#?-na-ab-szum2-mu-usz a-ma-ru-kam
  double ruling
6. [x?]-x-e-ne u3-na-a-du11
7. lu2#-DUB-ba-a-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
8. [x?] x x 1(u) 5(asz) gur gig
9. [x x] IM#?{ki?} x x-ra he2-en-na-ab-szum2-mu-usz
10. [a]-ma#-ru-kam
  double ruling
11. [...] u3#?-na-a-du11
12. [lu2-DUB-ba-a]-ke4# na-ab-be2-a
13. [...] x-mah? ha-ma-ag2-GA2-ma?
14. [...] x x x ha-ne#?-x-x-x-ma?
15. [...] in#?-ta?-[...]-x
16. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x-ka? nu-dab5-ba [...]
2'. [...] x x x [x?] x x [x?] x [...]
3'. [x x?] ku-li-mu#? e?-ne x x x x x x
4'. [x] il2-i [x] x mu#? [x?] x
5'. [x] nu?-ra?-ka x x a-x ma?-te-te
6'. x x x x? x-ma-ru-kam
  double ruling
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 63.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-01909
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-03 at 12:40:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HMA 9-01909 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248001.
HMA 9-01909 artifact entry (No. P248001). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248001
HMA 9-01909 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248001 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {HMA 9-01909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248001},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248001
LB  - CDLI:P248001
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - HMA 9-01909 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“HMA 9-01909 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248001.
HMA 9-01909 artifact entry (No. P248001). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248001
HMA 9-01909 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248001 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2004HMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {HMA 9-01909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248001},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248001
LB  - CDLI:P248001
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - HMA 9-01909 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248001
ER  - 
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