OECT 03, 40 (P384899)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1923-0284

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P384899
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P384899

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1923-0284
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ashm-1923.284

References

primary: OECT 3, 40

[Driver1924OECT3] Driver, Godfrey R. 1924. Letters of the First Babylonian Dynasty. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 3. London: Oxford University Press.
history: AbB 4, 118

[KrausAbB4] Kraus, Fritz R. 1968. Briefe Aus Dem Archive Des Šamaš-Ḫāzir. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 4. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 03, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P384899.

OECT 03, 40 artifact entry (No. P384899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384899 (Original work published 2008)

OECT 03, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384899 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384899},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 03, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P384899.

OECT 03, 40 artifact entry (No. P384899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384899 (Original work published 2008)

OECT 03, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384899 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 03, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P384899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384899},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - OECT 03, 40 artifact entry
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