SA 198 (P273629)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 91

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter from Watar-Shamash to Adad-nasir)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 43.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}iszkur-na-s,ir#
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um-ma wa-tar-{d}utu-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka
6. ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am
7. um-ma at-ta-a-ma#
8. ki-i-ma _{gesz}ma2_ ta-t,a-ra-da-am
9. t,up-pa-ka szu-bi-lam
10. {disz}a-pil-sza
11. _{gesz}ma2 1(u) gur_ na-szi#-ma#
reverse
1. it-ta-al-ka-kum
2. i-zi-iz-ma
3. il-ki ik-li-szu!
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter from Watar-Shamash to Adad-nasir)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: Jean, SA, 198

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 197

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • history: YOS 15, 61

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Souvay 91
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-04-11 at 11:51:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“SA 198 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273629.
SA 198 artifact entry (No. P273629). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273629 (Original work published 2005)
SA 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273629 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273629},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273629
LB  - CDLI:P273629
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - SA 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273629
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SA 198 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273629.
SA 198 artifact entry (No. P273629). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273629 (Original work published 2005)
SA 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273629 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273629},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273629
LB  - CDLI:P273629
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - SA 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273629
ER  -
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