YNER 04, 070 (P292807)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 05340

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na nu-ur2-[{d}]suen#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i-szar-ku-bi-ma
4. mi-nu-um e-pe2-szu-um
5. an-nu-um
6. a-na u2-si2 lu-usz-pu-ra-ku
7. me-he-er ku-nu-ki-ia
8. u2-la tu-sza-ba-la-am
9. uz-na-a-tum
10. u3 ki-sza-da-tum#
11. nu-uk-ku-sa3
12. at-ta um-ma-na-am
13. u2-la ta-ta-ra-am
14. sza tu-up-szi-ki-im
15. a-na mi-ni-im
reverse
1. e-le-ep-pa-am
2. sza re-di-i-im
3. sza {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
4. ta-hu-uz-ma
5. li-bi-ta-am
6. ta-na-as-sa3-aq
7. szum-ma
8. isz-tu i-na-an-na
9. wa#-ra-<<RA>>-ah
10. bi-it-ka la te-pu-usz
11. _u4_-mu-um sza te-pe2-pe2-szu
12. u2-la i-ba-asz-szi
13. a-na mi-ni-im
14. ki-a-am ta-ba-asz-szi
15. isz-sza-ni
16. sza a-sza-pa-ra-ku-um
17. e-pu-usz

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292807

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05340
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008320
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5340

References

  • primary: YNER 4, 70 = copy 27

    [Walters1970water] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. Yale Near Eastern Researches 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: AbB 9, 264

    [Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 16, NBC 5340

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-09 at 07:11:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YNER 04, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292807.
YNER 04, 070 artifact entry (No. P292807). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292807 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292807 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292807},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YNER 04, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292807.
YNER 04, 070 artifact entry (No. P292807). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292807 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292807 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292807},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292807
LB  - CDLI:P292807
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - YNER 04, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292807
ER  -
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