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YOS 02, 112 (P306561)

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 05489

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

97.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na da-da-[a]
 en: To Dadâ
2. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li
 en: and Sîn-uselli
3. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak,
4. um-ma szi-ip-{d}suen-ma
 en: thus Šēp-Sîn:
5. {d}utu u3 {d}asznan
 en: “May Šamaš and Ašnan
6. [asz-szum-ia] a-na da-ri-a-tim
 en: for my sake forever
7. [li-ba-al-li-t,u3]-ku-nu-ti
 en: keep you well!”
8. ki-a-[am asz]-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti
 en: Thus I wrote you,
9. um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma
 en: thus me:
10. ki-la-<lu>-ku-nu at-ta u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li
 en: “Both of you, you and Sîn-uselli,
11. _an-na_ hi-im-mi u3 sza-ak-ti-szu
 en: tin sweepings and their powder,
12. kar3-szum{sar} u3 _szim_ u3 _{szim}li_
 en: leeks, perfumed oils, juniper,
13. u3 _2(asz) gu2 uruda_
 en: and 2 talents of copper
14. li-qi2-a-ni-im-ma
 en: gather for me.
15. u4-ma ka-s,i la te-ni-zi-ba-ni
 en: Even a short day do not delay!
16. u3 isz-te-en ma-ri szu-szi-im{ki}
 en: And one son of Susa
17. a-na ta-ap-[pe-e]-ku?-nu!(SA)-ma
 en: as your partner
18. i-ti-ku-[nu]
 en: with you
19. li-il-li-[kam-ma]
 en: should go.”
20. ki-a-am asz-[pu-ra-am]
 en: Thus I wrote you.
reverse
1. at-tu-nu mi-nu-[um]
 en: What you yourselves,
2. sza um-ma at!(NE)-tu-nu-[ma]
 en: thus you:
3. i nu-sza-bi-il
 en: ‛We shall have it brought.’
4. u4-um un-ne-du-uk-ki
 en: On the day my letter,
5. ta-am-ma-ra-a
 en: you see,
6. ki-la-lu-ku-nu la te-ni-zi-ba-ni
 en: both of you, do not delay!
7. pa-a!(ZA)-ku-nu e-isz-me-ma
 en: I heard your words.
8. qa2-du-um re-di-i szar-ri-im
 en: together with the king’s soldiers
9. u3 un-<ne>-du-uk-ka-at szar-ri-im
 en: and the king’s letter,
10. sza a-di larsa{ki}-ma
 en: up to Larsa,
11. ma-am-ma a-na pa-ni-ku-nu
 en: for you
12. la pa-ra-ki-im
 en: of non-interference
13. i-na _iri{ki}_ a-ha-nu-ta ri-is-ku-nu
 en: in al-Aḫa-nūta.
14. u2-ka-al isz-tu i-na-an-na
 en: I will be ready. From now,
15. u4 5(disz)-kam pa-ni-ku-nu lu-mu-ur
 en: 5 days hence, I shall see you.
16. _1(u) gu2 {szim}[li]_ u3 _1(asz) gu2 {szim}hi-[li]_
 en: 10 talents of juniper and 1 talent resin
17. li-di-[in]
 en: may he give.
18. a-hu-um a-ha-[am ...]
 en: One the other ...
19. la i-pa-[ri-ik?]
 en: must not hinder.
20. isz-te-ni-isz ki-la-[lu-ku-nu]
 en: Both of you together,
21. at-ta u3 {d}suen-[u-se2-li]
 en: you and Sîn-uselli,
22. ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-[nu lu-mu-ur]
 en: directly your faces I shall see.
left
1. a-di i-na _iri{ki}_ [a-ha-nu-ta]
 en: While in al-Aḫa-nūta
2. qa2-du-um ri-di-i szar-[ri-im]
 en: together with the kings soldier(s)
3. asz-ba?!(GESZ)-[ku]
 en: I am staying,
4. ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-nu lu-mu-ur
 en: directly your faces I shall see.”

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 51.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 2, 112

    [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, 62f

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

  • history: Leemans, Foreign trade, p. 78ff

    [Leemans1960trade] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1960. Foreign Trade in the Old Babylonian Period as Revealed by Texts from Southern Mesopotamia. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen VI. Leiden: E. J. Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/5668.

  • history: AbB 9, 112

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 75, YBC 5489

    [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.

  • citation: CDLJ 2014/1, 5.4.3

    [Middeke-ConlinCDLJ 2014/1] Middeke-Conlin, Robert. 2014. “The Scents of Larsa: A Study of the Aromatics Industry in an Old Babylonian Kingdom.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2014.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 05489
  • 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 18:08:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:51:54 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
2019-02-05 at 07:38:04 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2014-02-10 at 19:43:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-10 at 19:40:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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Cite this Artifact
“YOS 02, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306561.
YOS 02, 112 artifact entry (No. P306561). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306561 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 02, 112 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306561 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 02, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306561},
}


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