JAOS 088, 082ff (P305845)

Literary tablet 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 04620

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

165.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
Letter-prayer ETCSL 3.3.19
obverse
1. {d}en-ki en za3 dib an-ki-a nam-ma-ni za3 nu-di
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. {d}nu-dim-mud nu gesztu2 dagal-la an-da nam ba-an-tar
4. me-zi hal-ha a-nun-ke4-ne a-ra2-bi sag2 [nu-di]
5. gal-zu mah u4-e3-ta u4-szu2-usz igi-gal2 ba-ab-szum2-[mu]
6. en nig2-zu lugal engur-ra dingir sag-du-ga-mu-ur2#
7. u3-ne-de3-dah
8. {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 dub-sar dumu ur-{d}nin-[...]
9. ARAD-zu na-ab-be2-a
10. u4 szu mu-e#-du11-ga nam-lu2-ulu3-usz mu-e-ni-[...]
11. mu pa3-da-zu-sze3 im-szub li-bi2-ak ab-ba-gin7 [...]
12. ezem siskur-zu-usz giri3-mu la-ba-ni-hasz lul-asz i3-du-un-na
13. e-ne-esz2 nig2-a-na bi2-ak-a-mu di nam-tag-ga-mu nu-[til?]
14. u3 nam-tar-ra-ke4 mu-DU ki-lul-la il2-la-en giskim na-ma-ab-kin
15. dingir kur2-ra nam-tag hu-mu-tum2 za3-bi nu-mu-da-pa3
16. u4 la-la-ga2 e2-bi an-ne2 bi2-du11-ga
17. sag sag3-sze3 nam-tag-mu nu-me-a gaba im-ma-da-ri-en#
18. bappir#-ra bala banda3#{da}-gin7 kiszib-e ba-ab-dab5-be2-en
19. nig2#-szu# kaskal#-la# {gesz}szudul-bi ku5-a-gin7 bar-ra-an-na ba-gub-be2-en
20. ki-nu2 u2-u8-a-a-e ba-nu2-en a-nir mu-un-si-il
21. alan sa6-ga-mu gu2 ki-sze3 ba-la2 giri3-sze3 ba-tusz-en
22. [...]-ba-ah-mu ki ba-ni-in-il2 uktin-mu ba-kur2
23. [...] u3-nu-ku giri3-mu-a ab-se3 zi-mu ba-da-zal
24. u4 zalag-ga u4 HI-da-gin7 im-ma-an-ak ki-tum2-mu ba-an-ze-er
25. dub-sar-me-en nig2 mu-zu-zu a-na-ga2 ah-sze3 ba-ku4-re-en
26. szu-mu sar-re-de3 ba-tum2 ka-mu inim bala-bala im-ma-an-la2
27. ab-ba nu-me-en gesztu2-mu ba-dugud igi-du8-mu ba-gi16-gi16
28. gurusz ad-hal e2 lugal-a-ni ib2-ta-e3-a-gin7 sag ki-a mu-tum2-tum2
29. lu2-zu-a-mu na-ma-te-ge26 inim-ma na-ma-ab-be2
30. ku-li-mu ad nu-mu-da-gi4-gi4 sza3-mu la-<ba>-sed-de3
31. lu2 in-na su-lum-mar-sze3 ba-ku4-re-en nam-tar-mu ba-kur2-e-en
32. dingir-mu za-ra nir im-ta-gal2-en lu2-sze3 nam-mu
33. gurusz-me-en a-gin7 ki-lul-la nam-ma-bara3-ge3#-en
reverse
1. gud3-us2 e2-mu la-la-bi nu-mu-gi#-gi#
2. e2 du3-du3-a-mu sze12-e nu-ub-tag-ge4#-a
3. {gesz}u3 tur-tur ki pel-la2 mu2-a-gin7 gurun la-ba-il2
4. {gesz}suhuszx(TUR) gu2 ma2-da mu2-a-gin7 pa-mu la-ba-sag3-sag3
5. tur-ra-me-en u4-mu nu-me-a ur5-sze3 nam-ba-du-un sahar-ra nam-bi2-ib-bala-e-en
6. ki ama a-a nu-gub-ba ba-e-dab-be2-en a-ba-a a-ra-zu-mu mu-ra-ab-be2-a
7. ki im-ri-a-mu gu2 nu-si-si-isz za3 mu-e-tag-ge-en a-ba-a kadra-mu ma-ra-ni-ib2-ku4
one extra erased MU after kadra-mu
8. {d}dam-gal-nun-na gidlam ki-ag2-zu
9. ama-mu-gin7 ha-ra-da-tum2 er2-mu hu-mu-ra-ni-ib2-ku4-ku4#
10. {d}asal-alim-nun-na dumu abzu-ke4
11. a-a-mu-gin7 ha-ra-da-tum2 er2-mu hu-mu-ra-ni-ib2-ku4-ku4
12. er2-sza3-ne-sza4-mu hu-mu-ra-[ab]-be2 er2-mu hu-mu-ra-ni-ib2-ku4-ku4
13. u4-da nam-tag ga-mu-ra-tum2 erim2#-ta KU-mu-da
14. ki gurud-da-<<da>>-ga2 igi u3-ba-e-ni-bar ama5-mu szu te-ba-ab
15. ki kukku2-ga-mu u4-sze3 u3-mu-e-ni-ku4
16. ka2 szul-a-lum du6-du6-za ga-tusz ka-tar-zu ga-si-il
17. nam-tag-mu gu-gin7 ga-mu-ra-si-il nam-mah-zu ga-am3#-du11
18. ki nam-tag dugud-da szu-nigin-zu ar2 ga-am3#-[...]
19. ka-garasz-a-ka szu-bar zi sag-ki tum3-mu [...]
20. ug3-e pa ga-ni-ib-e3 kalam-e he2-zu-zu#
21. dingir-mu ni2-te-ga2-zu ga2-me-en
22. u3-na-a-du11 mu-ra-gub-ba-mu arhusz tuku-ma-ra#
23. sza3# dingir-mu ki-be2 ha-ma-gi4-gi4

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): 165.0 high × 85.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: JAOS 88 (pp. 71-89), 082ff

[Hallo1968JAOS88] Hallo, William W. 1968. “Individual Prayer in Sumerian: The Continuity of a Tradition.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 88 (1): 71–89.

(T, Tr--Text A)
history: YOS 22, 38

[Hallo2018YOS22] Hallo, William W. 2018. Sumerian Literary and Historical Inscriptions. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 22. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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Museum No.: YBC 04620
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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
2024-09-10 at 13:18:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-14 at 14:40:30	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
2015-08-27 at 10:58:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		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-018685) (BC-018685)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4620) (YBC.4620)

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Cite this Artifact

“JAOS 088, 082ff Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305845.

JAOS 088, 082ff artifact entry (No. P305845). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305845 (Original work published 2006)

JAOS 088, 082ff artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305845 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305845},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JAOS 088, 082ff Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305845.

JAOS 088, 082ff artifact entry (No. P305845). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305845 (Original work published 2006)

JAOS 088, 082ff artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305845 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {JAOS 088, 082ff  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305845},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/10/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/12/21/
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