OBLA suppl. 2 (P273790)

Letter envelope 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, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    envelope

  • primary: OBLA, Supplement 2

    [Whiting1987OBLA] Whiting, Robert M. 1987. Old Babylonian Letters from Tell Asmar. Assyriological Studies 22. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

    "From the impressions of signs on the fragments, only one complete word, ul-la-nu-jm, can be recovered from Supplement 1" (Whiting p. 119) - Supplement 2 = 1930-T133, "This inscription was not published in OIP 43. The piece was found in M31:6 (OIP 43, pl.

  • history: RIME 4, .13.01.01 (seal only)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

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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 T0133
  • Findspot Square: M31:6
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2005-08-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013894 (composite) (P516887) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Itur-sarrum.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“OBLA Suppl. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273790.
OBLA suppl. 2 artifact entry (No. P273790). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273790 (Original work published 2005)
OBLA suppl. 2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273790 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {OBLA suppl. 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273790},
}


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