OBLA 30 (P273757)
Letter tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A—Provenience
Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na be-li2]-a
2. qi2-bi2#-ma
3. um-ma i3#-li2-isz-ma-li2-a-ma
4. a-na szu-me _a-ha_-a
5. ma#-ru szi2-ip-ri
6. [sza]-ni#-u2-tum it-ta-na-la-ku-ni-in-na
7. sza-ni-a-tim li-ib-bi
8. it-ta-na#-na-ba-la-am#
9. u3 at#-ta-na-ap-hu-us
10. {disz}a-hi-du10 szi2-pir6 be-li2-a
11. u3 ba-la-la-ti ma-ru szi2-ip-ri-a
12. _igi_ be-li2-a wa-asz-ba
13. a-[na] mi#-nim szu-ni-ti#
14. [be-li2 u2]-la# isz-pu-ra-am-ma
15. [...] a-na-hi-id
16. [{disz}li?]-pi2#?-it-{d}tiszpak
17. szi2#-pir6 be-li2-a
18. el-li-kam-ma
19. um#-ma szu-ut-ma
reverse
1. [um-ma] be-li2-ma
2. [1(disz)?] _gu4#?_ sza s,a-bi-tim
3. [...]-x-ak#?-kum
4. [...]-x-ku a-ap#-pa2#-al#-szu
5. [um]-ma# a-na-ku-ma
6. [a?]-na#? qe2-re-eb# TI-x-[x]-tim#
7. x-x-[...] in#?-szu
8. [x] la# [...] x-ma
9. a-li#-ma#? 1(disz)# _gu4_ szu-a-ti
10. s,a?-ab-ta-am
11. um-ma szu-ut-ma be-li2 isz-pu-ra-an-ni
12. 1(disz) _gu4#_ id-nam-ma
13. a-na sa-mi-um
14. lu-ur2-de4 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
15. 1(disz) _gu4_-um sza ta-qa2-bi-u2
16. [u2-la] iz-za-az
17. <a>-szu#-me# 1(disz)# _gu4#_-im
18. be-li2 {disz}a-hi-du10 u3 {disz}ba-la-la-ti
19. li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
20. [... a?]-na#? sa-mi-um
21. [...]-x
22. [...] be-li2-a
23. [...] en#-nam-{d}tiszpak
24. [...] szu#?-ni-ti
left
1. u2#-la um-ma [be]-li2-ma
2. x-ni sza-am-ma#
3. [szu?]-ri#-am lu-[sza?]-ri-am
4. u3 a-na a-la-ki-[im?]
5. sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra#-an#-ni#
6. ki-am-ma [...]
top
1. [...] u3#? ka3-ab-ri-im
2. [...]-x a-ma-ar-ma a-la-kam
obverse
1. [a-na be-li2]-a
2. qi2-bi2#-ma
3. um-ma i3#-li2-isz-ma-li2-a-ma
4. a-na szu-me _a-ha_-a
5. ma#-ru szi2-ip-ri
6. [sza]-ni#-u2-tum it-ta-na-la-ku-ni-in-na
7. sza-ni-a-tim li-ib-bi
8. it-ta-na#-na-ba-la-am#
9. u3 at#-ta-na-ap-hu-us
10. {disz}a-hi-du10 szi2-pir6 be-li2-a
11. u3 ba-la-la-ti ma-ru szi2-ip-ri-a
12. _igi_ be-li2-a wa-asz-ba
13. a-[na] mi#-nim szu-ni-ti#
14. [be-li2 u2]-la# isz-pu-ra-am-ma
15. [...] a-na-hi-id
16. [{disz}li?]-pi2#?-it-{d}tiszpak
17. szi2#-pir6 be-li2-a
18. el-li-kam-ma
19. um#-ma szu-ut-ma
reverse
1. [um-ma] be-li2-ma
2. [1(disz)?] _gu4#?_ sza s,a-bi-tim
3. [...]-x-ak#?-kum
4. [...]-x-ku a-ap#-pa2#-al#-szu
5. [um]-ma# a-na-ku-ma
6. [a?]-na#? qe2-re-eb# TI-x-[x]-tim#
7. x-x-[...] in#?-szu
8. [x] la# [...] x-ma
9. a-li#-ma#? 1(disz)# _gu4_ szu-a-ti
10. s,a?-ab-ta-am
11. um-ma szu-ut-ma be-li2 isz-pu-ra-an-ni
12. 1(disz) _gu4#_ id-nam-ma
13. a-na sa-mi-um
14. lu-ur2-de4 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
15. 1(disz) _gu4_-um sza ta-qa2-bi-u2
16. [u2-la] iz-za-az
17. <a>-szu#-me# 1(disz)# _gu4#_-im
18. be-li2 {disz}a-hi-du10 u3 {disz}ba-la-la-ti
19. li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
20. [... a?]-na#? sa-mi-um
21. [...]-x
22. [...] be-li2-a
23. [...] en#-nam-{d}tiszpak
24. [...] szu#?-ni-ti
left
1. u2#-la um-ma [be]-li2-ma
2. x-ni sza-am-ma#
3. [szu?]-ri#-am lu-[sza?]-ri-am
4. u3 a-na a-la-ki-[im?]
5. sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra#-an#-ni#
6. ki-am-ma [...]
top
1. [...] u3#? ka3-ab-ri-im
2. [...]-x a-ma-ar-ma a-la-kam
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
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primary: OBLA, 30
[Whiting1987OBLA] Whiting, Robert M. 1987. Old Babylonian Letters from Tell Asmar. Assyriological Studies 22. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: OIM A—
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level: Usurawassu - Urninmarki
- Excavation No: TA 1930 T0399
- Findspot Square: M31:1 (middle)
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Findspot Comments:
Palace of the Rulers
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2020-09-17 at 12:38:02 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“OBLA 30 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273757.
OBLA 30 artifact entry (No. P273757). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273757 (Original work published 2005)
OBLA 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273757 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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year = {2023},
month = {nov 1},
title = {OBLA 30 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P273757},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273757},
}
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