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YOS 13, 116 (P295121)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00315

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}gi-mil-{d}gu-la
2. x ku-ub-bu-tum
3. am-sza-li il-li-kam-ma
4. i-na {gesz}bi-ne-e
5. sza u2-ru-ul-[li]
6. sza-la-asz-ti x ra DI/KI x
7. ki-ma a-[mu]-ru-szu a-na-ku
8. ga-me#-er# {gesz}bi-ne
9. [e]-te-et-ti-iq-ma
10. [x]-sza-di-szu-nu-ti
reverse
(traces)
single ruling

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)

Collections

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 50.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 13, 116

[Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: AbB 9, 167

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 00315
Accession No.:

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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
2022-07-15 at 15:21:16	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-000321) (BC-000321)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.315) (MLC.315)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295121.

YOS 13, 116 artifact entry (No. P295121). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295121 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295121 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295121},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295121.

YOS 13, 116 artifact entry (No. P295121). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295121 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295121 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295121},
}

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