OBLA 54 (P273781)
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
(Whiting: "clearly an exercise")
obverse
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) x su ba-bu-um
2'. n 3(disz) i-szar-ku-bu-um
3'. 2(u) 1(disz)
blank space
reverse
1. a-na tu-na-ab-szum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. ta#-ta-wi-im-ma
5. u2-la am-gu-ur-ki
6. i-na-na a-na a-wa-ti-ki
7. us#?-[ni asz]-ta#-ka-an
8. [...]-x-im
9. [...] x
rest broken
(Whiting: "clearly an exercise")
obverse
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) x su ba-bu-um
2'. n 3(disz) i-szar-ku-bu-um
3'. 2(u) 1(disz)
blank space
reverse
1. a-na tu-na-ab-szum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. ta#-ta-wi-im-ma
5. u2-la am-gu-ur-ki
6. i-na-na a-na a-wa-ti-ki
7. us#?-[ni asz]-ta#-ka-an
8. [...]-x-im
9. [...] x
rest broken
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, 54
[Whiting1987OBLA] Whiting, Robert M. 1987. Old Babylonian Letters from Tell Asmar. Assyriological Studies 22. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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- Museum No.: OIM A—
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- Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
- Excavation No: TA 1930 T0166
- Findspot Square: N31:6
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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 13:02:06 | 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 54 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273781.
OBLA 54 artifact entry (No. P273781). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273781 (Original work published 2005)
OBLA 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273781 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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year = {2023},
month = {nov 1},
title = {OBLA 54 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P273781},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273781},
}
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