AUWE 23, 079 (P349082)

Letter tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 041458

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

108.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P349082 P223048 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P349082

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	108.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 16743,az
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 041458
Accession Number

References

primary: AUWE 23, 79

[Cavigneaux1996AUWE23] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1996. Uruk. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Dem Planquadrat Pe XVI-4/5. Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka. Endberichte, Band 23. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.
history: AbB 8, 87

[Cagni1980AbB8] Cagni, Luigi. 1980. Briefe Aus Dem Iraq Museum (TIM II). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 8. Leiden: Brill.
history: TIM 2, 87

[vanDijk1965TIM2] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1965. Old Babylonian Letters and Related Material. Texts in the Iraq Museum 2. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-11-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AUWE 23, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P349082.

AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry (No. P349082). (2006, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349082

AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349082 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349082},
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Cite this Artifact

“AUWE 23, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P349082.

AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry (No. P349082). (2006, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349082

AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349082 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 3},
	title = {AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349082},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349082},
}

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DA  - 2006/11/3/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P349082
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - AUWE 23, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P349082
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