SA 200 (P273653)

Letter tablet 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

Souvay 81

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter from Uratum to Urim-alum concerning slaves.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

94.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na u2-ra-tum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma uri2{ki}-a-lum-ma
4. {d}utu {d}suen u3 {d}nin#-gal-an-na
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka
6. asz-szum _sag-nita2 {lu2}lunga#?_
7. sza tu-na-'i3-da-an#-ni#?
8. sza um-ma at-ta#-[ma]
9. i-na u2?-wa?-ka-li#-[...]
10. ki-ma te-isz-mu-u2
11. te-re-ti-ia u2-la wa-x-ni-isz
12. u2-ul e-li-i
13. isz-tu a-na _sag-nita2 SU_-tim
14. ta-asz-ta-ap-ra-[am?]
15. isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 1(u)-kam_
16. x [x?]-ta#?-am-ta i-na [...]
reverse
1. a-la-ki-a-am ma-[...]
2. {disz}a-hi-sza [...]
3. _tab-ba_-e a-la-am#? [...] da
4. isz-tu _u4 5(disz)-kam sag-nita2 x-a-ni_
5. _sag-nita2_ ru-be2-e sza tu-na-'i3-da-ni
6. u2-ul im-qu2-tam-ma
7. a-di i-na-an-[na] bi#?-ri-a-ku
8. a-na ha-ra-nim u2-ul al-li-ku
9. li-ib-ba-ka u2-ul i-pa-al-sa3-am
10. re-szum sza na-szi-a qu#-u2
11. ki-ma pa-ra-szi-im-ma
12. ta-ki#-il
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Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Letter from Uratum to Urim-alum concerning slaves.)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P273653

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 94.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 81
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 200

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

  • history: StLouis, 194

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

  • history: YOS 15, 62

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

Revisions and credits

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 11:47:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SA 200 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273653.
SA 200 artifact entry (No. P273653). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273653 (Original work published 2005)
SA 200 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273653 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 200 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273653},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P273653
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SA 200 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273653
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SA 200 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273653.
SA 200 artifact entry (No. P273653). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273653 (Original work published 2005)
SA 200 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273653 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 200 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273653},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273653
LB  - CDLI:P273653
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SA 200 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273653
ER  -
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