ZA 108, 001-005 (P417333)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 910x209.625

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [en]-ma
 en: Thus says
2. [i]-sa-ru-um
 en: Išarum
3. [a]-na# me-sag2
 en: to Me-sag:
4. [i3]-tum#-ma lugal-gesz
 en: “As to the fact that Lugal-geš
5. [u3?] ka-{d}utu
 en: and? Ka-Utu
6. [x]-ar-ri2-in
 en: …
7. ki# _ARAD2#_{+di3} ke2-num2
 en: How can my loyal servant,
8. szu# sa2#-pi2#-i3-a u-ki2-il-lu
 en: who has held my feet,
9. i-na-kir
 en: become hostile?
10. {d}inanna u3 dingir-a-ba4 u2-ma2
 en: (By) Ištar and Ilaba I swear that
11. li-im-hu-ra#-an#-[ni]
 en: he shall approach me.
12. _{gesz}tukul_ da-me al-[su] la-sa-ka3-nu
 en: I will not set the weapon of blood against him.
13. u3-le-ma _ensi2#_-ku5-ti-su#?
 ts: ullēma iššiakkūtiśśu
 en: Henceforth, to his governorship (of Adab)
14. _gibil_{+is2} lu a-sa-ka3-nu-su4
 ts: ḥaššiś lū aśakkanūśu
 en: I shall appoint him anew.
15. mi-in si-ip-ru-su
 en: Why have his messengers
reverse
1. [a]-na pu-usz{ki} i-par2-su2-nim
 en: been diverted to Puš?
2. ma ip-la-ah-ma
 en: Indeed, he was afraid and
3. [la] im6-hu-ra-an-ni
 en: has not approached me,
4. u3 a#-na#-ku8 ki-ma sa2!(KI)-bi-ia3-a#
 ts: u anāku kīma śa’pēya
 en: but as for me, that my feet
5. u-ka3-al-lu i3-da
 ts: yukallu īdaʿ
 en: he will hold, I know.
6. li-li-kam-ma
 en: Truly, he should come to me
7. u3# _iri{ki}_-su li-ib-[lu-ut,]
 en: that his city may live.
8. szum#-ma la e3#-la#-kam-ma#
 en: If he does not come to me and
9. [i]-di3-is2 u3-zu-un#-su
 en: upon that side his attention
10. isz11#-ta2-ka3-an
 en: has set,
11. _iri#{ki#}_-su u-usz-ma-at
 en: he will kill his city;
12. u3# su4 ma-ha-ri2-is2 _diri_
 en: and that one in preparation the excess
13. [lu] ar-su2
 en: should receive.
14. u3# [i3]-tum ni-is-qi2-su
 en: And as for his select troops,
15. szu-ut a-na unu{ki} isz-pu-ru
 en: those whom he sent to Uruk,
16. a ip-la-ah
 en: he should not be afraid,
17. [su4] li-im-hu-ra-an-ni
 en: but he should approach me.”
18. [i-sa]-ru#-um#-e# szu i3-mi-us2
 en: That very Išarum sent (this letter).
  double ruling
19. _[n] mu# 1(u) 2(disz) iti_
 en: nth year, 12th month.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ZA 108, 001-005

    [Kraus2018-173020] Kraus, Nicholas. 2018.

  • history: Arbøll, Troels Pank & Westenholz, Aage, NABU 2019/087

    [sec104545] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: ROM 910x209.625
  • Accession No.: D1161

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-28 at 06:55:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2020-01-26 at 16:13:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ZA 108, 001-005 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 12, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P417333.
ZA 108, 001-005 artifact entry (No. P417333). (2011, May 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417333
ZA 108, 001-005 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417333 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2011ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {may 12},
	title = {ZA 108, 001-005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P417333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417333},
}


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