YNER 04, 054 (P292810)

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 05343

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

57.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# {d}iszkur#-ti#-la#-[ti]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma lu2-igi-sa6-ma
4. i-na szi-ip-ri-ka
5. um-ma-nu-um
6. u2-ul-li-ba-asz-szi
7. asz-pu-ra-am-ma
8. ma-ar szi-ip-ri-ia
9. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen
10. id#-du#-uk!(AZ)
11. szum#-ma-an
reverse
1. la ZU-ur2-ri
2. a-na da-ak-ki-szu
3. u2-la-a-ma-an
4. usz-di-ik-szu
5. s,a-ba-a-am
6. szu-uk!(AZ)-szi-dam
7. u3 _gan2_-lam
8. a-na {disz}dingir-na-s,i-ir
9. [i]-di#-in

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292810

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05343
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008323
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5343

References

  • primary: YNER 4, 54 = copy 16

    [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, 255

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

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 17, NBC 5343

    [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 06:34:20 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 Artifacts

“YNER 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292810.
YNER 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P292810). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292810 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292810 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292810},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“YNER 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292810.
YNER 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P292810). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292810 (Original work published 2006)
YNER 04, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292810 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292810},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292810
LB  - CDLI:P292810
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - YNER 04, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292810
ER  -
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