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OBTI 008 (P369438)

Letter tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A07758

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: OBTIV, 8

[Greengus1979OBTIV] Greengus, Samuel. 1979. Old Babylonian Tablets from Ishchali and Vicinity. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul 44. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: BiMes 19, p. 13

[Greengus1986Ishchali] Greengus, Samuel. 1986. Studies in Ishchali Documents. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 19. Malibu: Undena.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A07758
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Provenience

Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
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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	Action
2007-07-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Oriental Institute Integrated Database (8009dec4-d1ec-4cf7-a3c8-c816661e5433) (8009dec4-d1ec-4cf7-a3c8-c816661e5433)

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Cite this Artifacts

“OBTI 008 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369438.

OBTI 008 artifact entry (No. P369438). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369438

OBTI 008 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369438 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369438},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369438
LB  - CDLI:P369438
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - OBTI 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369438
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OBTI 008 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369438.

OBTI 008 artifact entry (No. P369438). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369438

OBTI 008 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369438 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369438},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369438
LB  - CDLI:P369438
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - OBTI 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369438
ER  -