UCP 09-04, 20 (P248037)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 9-02310

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 35.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  traces
1'. [...] i#-le-mi-in
reverse
1. [x] li#?-ba-tim ki-a-am {disz}s,i-li2#-[{d}suen]
2. [u3] {disz}{d}za-ba4-ba4-na-s,ir
3. [usz]-ta#-bi-lam
4. [szum-ma ni-t,i3]-il-ka
5. [ku-ul-li]-im
6. szum-ma [la] ni-t,i-il-ka
7. la tu-ka-al-lam
8. a-di isz-te-en _sipa_ <a-na> pu-hi-szu
9. a-na-ad-di-nu-u2-ma
10. a-na s,e-ri-ia u2-ta-ar-ra-asz-szu
11. a-na a-wa-tim
12. la tu-usz-ta-ha
13. ma-di-isz i-hi-id
14. a-na _erin2 ka-kesz2 lugal_ i-na-ad#-di-im-ma
15. a-na pu-ut,-t,u3-ri-im
16. ma-ru#-us,#
17. {d}utu u3 [{d}]nin#-e2-nim-ma#
18. li#-ba-al#-li-t,u3-u2-ka
19. [i-na an]-ni-tim ah-hu-ut-ka#
20. [lu]-mu-ur

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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): 96.0 high × 56.0 wide × 35.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/4, 20

    [Lutz1929OBletters] Lutz, Henry F. 1929. Old Babylonian Letters. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology 9/4. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

  • history: MAOG 16/1-2, 092

    [Ebeling1943MAOG16] Ebeling, Erich. 1943. “Altbabylonische Briefe Amerikanischer Sammlungen Aus Larsa.” Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 16 (1–2): 1943.

  • history: AbB 11, 184

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02310
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-09 at 10:43:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-03-16 at 22:22:57 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
“UCP 09-04, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248037.
UCP 09-04, 20 artifact entry (No. P248037). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248037 (Original work published 2004)
UCP 09-04, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248037 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {UCP 09-04, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248037},
}

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