YOS 02, 038 (P305824)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04587

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na a-wi]-lim#
2. [sza] _{d}mar-tu_ il#-szu# u3 _{d}marduk#_
3. u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-[szu]
4. qi2#-bi2-[ma]
5. um-ma i-bi-_{d}nin-szubur#_-[ma]
6. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz u4-mi#
7. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
8. asz-szum {disz}ib-ni-e2-a _szesz dingir_-szu-ib-ni-[(x)]
9. _dumu_ i-din#-[x-x-x i]-na# ba#-ab# a-wi-lim
10. ap-qi2-da#-ak#-ka#-asz-szu um-ma a-na-ku-ma
11. i-na li-ib-bu ma-tim a-na hi-bi-il-ti-szu#
12. iz-zi-iz-zu
13. s,u2-ha-ru-u2 szu-nu u2-ul na-ka-ru
14. sza# a-ha-ti-szu sza a-wi-lim
15. [_dingir_]-szu#-i-bi-szu _gir3-nita2_
16. [{disz}]-na#-bi-e2-a a-ha-szu
reverse
1. [sza] a-sza-ri-isz wa-asz-bu
2. u4-hi-ni-szu i-ki-in-szu-ma
3. a-na _{d}utu_-li-wi-ir a-hi-szu
4. it-ta-di-in
5. t,up-pi2 {disz}ib-ni-e2-a usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum
6. ma-har _di-ku5-mesz_ i-zi-iz-zu-ma
7. ki-ma sza ra-ma-ni-ka-[ma]
8. _zu2-lum_-szu te-er-szum#-ma#
9. la ih-ha-[ba]-al
10. a-na a-wa-tim sza [asz-pur]-ak-kum#
11. tu-usz#-ta#-[x-x-x]-ni-ma
12. li-ib-[bi la i-ma-ar]-ra-s,a-ak-kum
13. [...]-ir# t,up-pi2-ia
14. [...]-ZU?

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

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 77.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 2, 38

[Lutz1917YOS2] Lutz, Henry F. 1917. Early Babylonian Letters from Larsa. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: MAOG 16/1-2, 24

[Ebeling1943MAOG16] Ebeling, Erich. 1943. “Altbabylonische Briefe Amerikanischer Sammlungen Aus Larsa.” Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 16 (1–2): 1943.
history: AbB 9, 38

[Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.
citation: CBCY 4, p. 45, YBC 4587

[BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 04587
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Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-02-11 at 13:44:24	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2018-12-19 at 01:30:52	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	de Ridder, Alba		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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-018652) (BC-018652)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4587) (YBC.4587)

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305824.

YOS 02, 038 artifact entry (No. P305824). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305824 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 02, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305824 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305824},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305824.

YOS 02, 038 artifact entry (No. P305824). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305824 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 02, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305824 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305824},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P305824
LB  - CDLI:P305824
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - YOS 02, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305824
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