Shemshara 1, 046 (P513933)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 062119

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susarra (mod. Tell Shemshara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P513933
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P513933

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susarra (mod. Tell Shemshara)
Written In
Excavation Number	SH 873
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 062119
Accession Number

References

primary: Shemshara 1, 46

[Eidem2001Shemshara1] Eidem, Jesper, and Jørgen Læssøe. 2001. The Shemshara Archives 1. The Letters. Historisk-Filosofiske Skrifter 23. Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. http://publ.royalacademy.dk/backend/web/uploads/2019-07-23/AFL%202/SH_23_00_00_2001_1791/SH_23_00_00_2001_1791.pdf.
history: Rattenborg Diss, p. 430-431

[Rattenborg2016Scale] Rattenborg, Rune. 2016. “The Scale and Extent of Political Economies of the Middle Bronze Age Jazīrah and the Bilād Al-Šām (c. 1800-1600 BCE).” Phdthesis, University of Durham. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11932/1/Rattenborg_Scale%26Extent_2016DEC24.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-18 at 08:33:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-08-22 at 12:55:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-08-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Shemshara 1, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P513933.

Shemshara 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P513933). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513933 (Original work published 2019)

Shemshara 1, 046 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513933 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Shemshara 1, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P513933.

Shemshara 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P513933). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513933 (Original work published 2019)

Shemshara 1, 046 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513933 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513933},
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