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YNER 04, 077 (P292902)

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

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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05449

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

69.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-[na] x (x) a
2. qi2#-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {d}suen#-x-x-ma
4. {disz}na-ap-li?-su
5. szi-ip-ra-am
6. i-na pa-KA-di#-ia
7. 6(asz) [n(barig)] _sze gur_
8. sza li# mu# x tim
reverse
1. 3(barig) 3(ban2) sza i-KI-im
2. sze-am e-li-szu
3. ar-szi-a-am#
4. u2-la a-na-ku-ma
5. e-mu-su2
6. a-wi-lu-u2 szi-na
7. i-zi-zu-ma
8. i-mu-du-szu
9. a-pu-tum
10. a-wi-la la i-ta-x x x
left
1. li#-ba-szu li-t,i3-ib#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 43.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: YNER 4, 77 = copy 32

[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, 267

[Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.
citation: CBCY 2, p. 21, NBC 5449

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 05449
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-06-09 at 07:22:08	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-008430) (BC-008430)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5449) (NBC.5449)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YNER 04, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292902.

YNER 04, 077 artifact entry (No. P292902). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292902 (Original work published 2006)

YNER 04, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292902 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292902},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YNER 04, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292902.

YNER 04, 077 artifact entry (No. P292902). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292902 (Original work published 2006)

YNER 04, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292902 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

@misc{2023YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YNER 04, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292902},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/3/7/
TI  - YNER 04, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292902
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