AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 (P333348)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00565 + OIM A01168 + OIM A01215

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na el-me-e-szum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}suen-uru4_-ma
4. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. ki-ma i-na 5(asz) _sze-gur_
6. sza ta-na-ad-di-nam
7. 1(gesz2) _sze-gur_ ta-ga-am-mi-la-an-ni
8. at#-ta u2-la ti-i-de
9. szum#-ma# i-na ki-tim
10. a-hi# at-ta
11. sze-a-am sza ta-aq-bu-u2
12. ar-hi-isz i-di-in-ma
13. _a-sza3_-um la in-na-ad-di
14. u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza {disz}s,i2-id-qum
15. asz-pu-ra-am
16. szu-di-na-am-ma
reverse
1. szu-bi-lam
envelope
1. a-na el#-me-szum
seal
1. [_{d}]suen-uru4#_
2. _dumu_ a-bi-e-sa-AD?
3. _ir3# an-an-mar-tu_

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Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 48.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: AJSL 32 (pp. 270 - 292), p. 270 no 2 + p. 277

    [Luckenbill1916AJSL32[2]] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1916. “Old Babylonian Letters from Bismya.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 32: 270–92.

  • history: AbB 11, 136

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00565 + OIM A01168 + OIM A01215
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-22 at 00:23:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-05-24 at 11:25:15 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-05-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013800 (composite) (P514363) Adab (mod. Bismaya) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“AJSL 32, p. 270 No 2 + p. 277 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 18, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333348.
AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 artifact entry (No. P333348). (2006, May 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333348
AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333348 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {may 18},
	title = {AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333348},
}


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M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 artifact entry
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