UCP 09-04, 19 (P248039)

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 9-02312

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

62.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. qi2-[bi2-ma]
3. um-ma mu-na-wi-[rum-ma]
4. {d}utu li-ba-al#-li#-[it,-ku-nu-ti]
5. asz-szum a-wa-a-at i3-li2-ma x [x] x x ru
6. sza u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni-ma
7. t,up-pi2 u2-sza-bi3-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im-ma
8. ki-a-am ta-asz-pur-ra-a-nim
9. um-ma at-tu-nu-u2-ma
10. a-na i3-li2-ma ni-iq-bi-i-ma
11. um-ma ni-nu-u2-ma
12. puzur4-dingir a-na _a-sza3_ it-ti-ni
13. li-ri-id-ma
14. _a-sza3_-ka ni-mu!(GU)-ur
15. u2-ul im-gu-ra-an-ni-a-ti
16. _a-sza3_ ni-mu-ur-ma
reverse
1. u3 a-sza-ar _a-sza3_-[im]
2. a-na _igi-4(disz)-gal2_ a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
3. im-ta-ag-ga-ar
4. x x x x am ni-ka-a#-am im-ta-ha-ar
5. sza ta-asz-pur-ra-a-nim
6. u2-ul ti-de-a ki-ma i-na s,i-im-da-at be-li2-ia
7. a-we-TUM a-na pi2-i ka-an-ki-szu
8. _1(disz) sila3 sze_-a la ih-ha-ab-ba-lu-u2
9. di-nam di ma i-na _a-sza3_-im ta-mu-ra
Stol: correct to either di-<na>-ma or ki!-ma
10. DI# [x x] x-sa-ma
11. [...] NI?-ku-nu-u2
12. [...] x
rest broken

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 50.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (letter)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: UCP 9/4, 19

[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, 091f

[Ebeling1943MAOG16] Ebeling, Erich. 1943. “Altbabylonische Briefe Amerikanischer Sammlungen Aus Larsa.” Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 16 (1–2): 1943.
history: AbB 11, 183

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HMA 9-02312
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-09 at 10:43:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-03-16 at 22:22:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“UCP 09-04, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248039.

UCP 09-04, 19 artifact entry (No. P248039). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248039 (Original work published 2004)

UCP 09-04, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248039 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“UCP 09-04, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248039.

UCP 09-04, 19 artifact entry (No. P248039). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248039 (Original work published 2004)

UCP 09-04, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248039 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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