AUAM 73.3206 (P250279)

Letter tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3206

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P250279
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250279

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	82.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number	AUAM 73.3206
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB)	31643

References

primary: OECT 16, 40

[ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-08-05 at 19:05:18	Vaccari, Stella	Artifact metadata	Vaccari, Stella		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AUAM 73.3206 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P250279.

AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry (No. P250279). (2026, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250279 (Original work published 2004)

AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250279 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AUAM 73.3206 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P250279.

AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry (No. P250279). (2026, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250279 (Original work published 2004)

AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250279 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 6},
	title = {AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250279},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P250279
LB  - CDLI:P250279
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - AUAM 73.3206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250279
ER  -