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YOS 13, 159 (P295703)

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 00917

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz_
2. a-na hu-za-lum {disz}si-na-tum
3. u3 i-din-x
4. sza isz-tu IG x x IGI
5. il-qu2-nim
6. i-di-in
single ruling
reverse
1. _iti du6-ku3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
2. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan nam-nir-gal2-ni_
seal 1
(uninscribed)

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): 34.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 13, 159

[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, 173

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 00917
Accession No.:

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.09.07.06
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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 15:37:09	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-000922) (BC-000922)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.917) (MLC.917)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295703.

YOS 13, 159 artifact entry (No. P295703). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295703 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295703 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295703},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295703.

YOS 13, 159 artifact entry (No. P295703). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295703 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295703 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295703},
}

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TI  - YOS 13, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295703
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