UCP 09-04, 01 (P248045)

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 9-02318

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

80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
2. {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim
3. u3 tap-pi2-szu-nu
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
6. asz-szum _7(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_-im
7. sza s,e-rum-ga-mil _ugula mar-tu_
8. sza ku-ba-tim{ki} {disz}lu2-{d}nin-urta
9. a-sza-al-ma
10. um-ma szu-u2-ma
11. i-na _7(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ szu-a-ti
12. _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_-ma
13. a-na s,e-rum-ga-mil
14. in-na-di-in
reverse
1. _3(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 esz2-gar3_
2. ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am
3. a-na _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
4. sza i-na ku-ba-tim{ki}
5. a-na s,e-rum-ga-mil
6. in-na-ad-nu
7. la te#-t,e4-eh#-hi-a
  rest blank

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): 80.0 high × 50.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/4, 1

    [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, 083

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

  • history: AbB 11, 165

    [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 9-02318
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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, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248045.
UCP 09-04, 01 artifact entry (No. P248045). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248045 (Original work published 2004)
UCP 09-04, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248045 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {UCP 09-04, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248045},
}

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