AUAM 73.3235 (P250307)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3235

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

86.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na gi-mil-li-ia sza# {d}marduk# u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
 en: To Gimillia, whom Marduk keeps in good health,
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
 en: speak:
3. [um-ma] {d}utu-na#-s,i-ir-ma
 en: thus says Shamash-nasir.
4. [{d}utu u3] {d#}marduk# asz-szu-mi#-ia
 en: May Shamash and Marduk, for my sake,
5. [da-ri]-isz# u4#-mi li-ba-al#-li-t,u2-ka
 en: forever keep you in good health.
6. {disz#}x-la#-ia {lu2}_azlag2 ir3 e2-gal_
 en: The fuller ...-laya, servant of the palace,
7. [u3?] {lu2#}_azlag2_{mesz} sza kisz{ki}
 en: and the fullers of Kish
8. x x ti# ka# pu#-ur-szu-mi-[...]
 en: ...
9. x x a-pu x x
 en: ...
10. a#?-li#?-a#?-ak#-kum
 en: I came up to you.
reverse
  (OECT 16 line numbers: 11-18)
1. [...] x kisz{ki}
 en: ... Kish ...
2. [...] x
 en: ...
3. [...] x x x x x
 en: ...
4. u2# x x x x x
 en: ...
5. [...] x x la# x x tu#
 en: ...
6. [asz]-tap#-ra-ak-kum#
 en: I wrote to you repeatedly.
7. [...] x x x x
 en: ...
8. [...] x x x
 en: ...
  rest blank

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P250307

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Fair)

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 73.3235
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 31686

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 99

    [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
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-08-16 at 12:37:05 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AUAM 73.3235 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P250307.
AUAM 73.3235 artifact entry (No. P250307). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250307 (Original work published 2004)
AUAM 73.3235 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250307 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AUAM 73.3235 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P250307.
AUAM 73.3235 artifact entry (No. P250307). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250307 (Original work published 2004)
AUAM 73.3235 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250307 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 21},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250307},
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TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/21/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P250307
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - AUAM 73.3235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250307
ER  -
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