YOS 02, 029 (P306543)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 05472

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-il-_dingir_
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}utu_-na-s,i-ir-ma#
4. szum-ma i-na# [ki-it]-tim
5. a-hi at-[ta-a]
6. i-na an-ni-[tim]
7. a-hu-ut-ka# [u3 ... x]-ut#-ka
8. a-am-ma#-ar# [x]
9. um-ma [at-ta]-a-ma
10. i-me-ru-u2 [x-x] la#
11. ma-ah-ri-ia
reverse
1. i-za-az-<<a>>-zu
2. [...]
  1 line effaced
3. a-na _{d}suen_-ma-lik
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. ta-pu-ut-ka
6. li-il-li-ik
7. um-ma at-ta-ma
8. szu-pu-ur-ma
9. re-sza-am isz-te-en
10. li-hu-zu-u2
seal
1. _{d}utu_-na-s,i-[ir]
2. _dumu_ szu-mi-a-hi-szu
3. _ir3 {d}suen_-i-din#-[nam]
envelope
1. a-na [...]
2. [... x]-wi#-[il]-_dingir_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 45.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 2, 29

    [Lutz1917YOS2] Lutz, Henry F. 1917. Early Babylonian Letters from Larsa. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: ENES, 0761

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: MAOG 16/1-2, 19

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.09.2014, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: AbB 9, 29

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 74, YBC 5472

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 05472
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:10:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:35:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:33:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2019-02-11 at 12:37:47 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:52:17 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 15:03:59 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-19 at 01:30:52 Johnson, J. Cale Atf de Ridder, Alba CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012833 (composite) (P509131) Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-iddinam.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306543.
YOS 02, 029 artifact entry (No. P306543). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306543 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306543 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306543},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 02, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306543.
YOS 02, 029 artifact entry (No. P306543). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306543 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306543 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306543},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P306543
LB  - CDLI:P306543
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - YOS 02, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306543
ER  -
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