AJSL 32, 278 03 (P452262)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 A00566

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na _{d}suen-uru4_
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma u-bar-rum-ma#
4. _{d}utu mu-szar2-kam#_ li-ba-al-li#-[it,-ka]
5. asz-szum a-di-ma-ti#-_dingir_ a-we-[lim]
6. i-na tu-up-pi-ia sza-t,e4-[er]
7. a-we-lam a-na tu-up-pi _dumu#-[mesz_]
8. sza ia-mu-ut-ba-li-im [o]
9. la tu-ma-ZA?-[x]
10. a-wa-tum it-ti be-li2-ia
11. du-un-nu-na
12. asz-szum mu-ru-is, li-bi-ka
13. sza ta-aq-bi-a-am
14. lu-zi-iz-ma
15. da-a-a-nu-tam li-sza-hi-zu-ma
16. a-we-lam ta-sza-t,a-ar-ma
17. a-di _{d}utu_ u2 ma/ba du ka
18. la#-qi2-a-szu ma-am-ma-an
reverse
1. u2-la i-le-e
2. u3 at-hu-ka sza pa-ra-as

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AJSL 32 (pp. 270 - 292), 278 03

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

  • history: AbB 11, 137

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

  • citation: OIP 138, 147-154 app. C

    [Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138.

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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
2013-06-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AJSL 32, 278 03 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P452262.
AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (No. P452262). (2013, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P452262
AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P452262 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2013AJSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P452262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P452262},
}


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