AOAT 025, 214ff (P305869)

Literary 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 04705

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

93.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-isin2{si}-na dumu ki-ag2 an mah nin gal mah-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. gu-za-la2 ki!-{d}utu-e3-a na-de5 a-ra-li
3. nitalam ki-ag2 ur-sag {d}pa-bil-sag-ga2-ke4 e2-gi4-a mah ki-ur3-ra
4. sag-DUN mah an {d}en!-lil2-la2-ke4 sag-il2 nin-e-ne
5. nibru{ki} dur an-ki-ka me-bi szu du7-du7
6. e2-gal-mah e2# nam-nin-a-ka-ni nam-mah-bi pa#-e3#
7. la-ra-ak{ki} nigar{gar} asz-ti e2-sa-bad e2 sa-szum2!(U4)-ma bara2 mah-bi ri-a
8. a-zu# gal tu6{tu} du11#-ga nam-ti-la bi-sze3? [tu-ra ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
9. ama kalam-ma arhusz# szud3-de3 ki-ag2 a-ra#-[zu gesz-tuku]
10. nin#-mu#-ra u3-ne-de3#-[dah]
11. x? {d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki}-ma-ke4 arad#-[zu na]-ab#-be2-a
12. u4 tu-da-mu-ta {d}utu-ra u3-ne-du11# nam-sipa kalam-ma-ni ma-an-szum2
13. zi sze3 sze-bi-de3#-en [ga2]-e# u3 du11# [nu]-mu#?-da#?-ku-ku# nam-ti-la#? i3-kin-[kin]
14. dingir-re-e-ne-er mah-bi KA sa6-sa6-ge#-mu-da
15. siskur2-ra nidba-ba? x e3?-a nig2-na-me nu-mu-ne-kesz3 x x
16. [{d}asal-lu2-hi lugal ka2-dingir]-ra#? en dumu {d}i7-lu2-ru#-[gu2] x x u4 zal
17. iri-bi iri#-[mu-sze3 u4-szu2-usz]-e# sa2 si3-si3-ge
18. lugal-bi lugal larsa{ki}-sze3 nig2-hul i3?-kin-kin
19. sipa kalam-bi nu-me-en-na nidba-bi-sze3 la-ba-[an-x]
20. szul x-ra ge6-a IM ma-mu2-da-ke4 giri3-ni ma-an-dib-be2
21. sag-ga2 im-ma-gub igi husz-bi ga2-e igi-mu-ni-du8
22. [{gesz}gisal i7?-da tum3 tu6 hul-bi si3-ga]
23. u4-bi-ta x-x-mu si nu-sa2 kiszib#-ni ba-ha-dab5-be2-en
24. ni2-tuku-mu-ta ni2-mu la-ba-ra-e3 tu-ra gig# ba-an?-dab5?-be2-en
25. tu-ra-mu kukku2 nu-zalag gar-ra lu2 igi nu-mu-un-ni-in-du8-a#
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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): 93.0 high × 61.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: AOAT 025 (pp. 209-224), 214ff

[Hallo1976AOAT25] Hallo, William W. 1976. “The Royal Correspondence of Larsa: I. A Sumerian Prototype for the Prayer of Hezekiah?” In Kramer Anniversary Volume. Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, edited by B. L. Eichelr, 25:209–24. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament (AOAT). Kevelaer - Neukirchen-Vluyn: Butzon & Bercker-Neukirchener Verlag.

(T, Tr--Text B)
history: JCS 21 (pp. 95-99), 96

[Hallo1967JCS21] Hallo, William W. 1967. “New Texts from the Reign of Sin-Iddinam.” Special Volume Honoring Professor Albrecht Goetze 21 (1): 95–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359363.
history: YOS 22, 34

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 04705
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.12.16
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-10 at 09:02:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-26 at 13:21:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-26 at 09:50:57	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
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-19 at 12:11:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		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-018769) (BC-018769)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4705) (YBC.4705)

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 025, 214ff Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305869.

AOAT 025, 214ff artifact entry (No. P305869). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305869 (Original work published 2006)

AOAT 025, 214ff artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305869 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 025, 214ff Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305869.

AOAT 025, 214ff artifact entry (No. P305869). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305869 (Original work published 2006)

AOAT 025, 214ff artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305869 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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