AJSL 32, p. 276, 291, no. 15 (P333360)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00578

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 3.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. um#-[ma ...]-x-ma
4. asz-szum [x x x-sza] qa2-ti-ki
5. asz-pu#-[x x x x x]-ZA?-ma
6. a-la-ki#-[x x]-TA?/SZA?-[x x x]
7. a-nu-um-ma _{disz}{d}suen_-da-mi#-[iq]
8. u3 _{disz}{d}suen_-i-qi2-[sza-am]
9. tu-DA?-[x x x x x x]
10. sze-a-am# an#-ni-ki-a-[am]
11. [...]
12. [x x x x]-asz-pu-[x ...]
13. [x x x]-IR?/NI?-[x x x x x x x]
14. [x x x x x]-na-[x x x x]
15. [... x]-szum
16. [...] x
17. [...]
reverse
1. [um]-ma at-ti-ma a-na ka#-al#-[la-ti-ia]
2. [x-x] sze-a-am la id-di!(BA)-nu
3. [x sze]-a-am la i-sza-pa-ak-[ma]
4. [x-x] a-na _uru{ki}_-szu i-[x-x-x]
5. [a]-na# ka-al-la-ti-ia#
6. sze-a-am i-di-in sza ta#-[aq-bi-im]
7. sze-a-am ad-MA!<di>-in#
8. u3 a-na ka-la-ti-ki aq#-[bi]
9. um#-ma a-na-ku-[ma]
10. [a]-di# pa-ni-ia la ta-mu#-[ri]
11. [a-na] ma-am-ma-an
12. [sze-a]-am# u2-la ta-na-an#-[di-ni]
13. [ap]-pu#-tum na-asz-pa-[x]
14. [x x x]-ka-al-li-[x x]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 53.0 wide × 3.0 thick
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  • primary: AJSL 32 (pp. 270 - 292), p. 276, 291, no. 15

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

  • history: AbB 11, 149

    [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 A00578
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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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Cite this Artifact
“AJSL 32, p. 276, 291, No. 15 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 18, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333360.
AJSL 32, p. 276, 291, no. 15 artifact entry (No. P333360). (2006, May 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333360
AJSL 32, p. 276, 291, no. 15 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333360 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {may 18},
	title = {AJSL 32, p. 276, 291, no. 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333360},
}


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