OAIC 53 (P215925)

Letter tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

FM 229253

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. en#-ma
2. i-ku8-num2
3. [a]-na# dingir-al-su
4. mi#-szum
5. asz2#-t,u2-ru
6. a#-ni-er3-kum
7. si#-tum
8. ha-ra-nam
reverse
1. a-hu-za#-am#
2. [...]
3. [...]-da#-ba
4. _GAN2_ a-na su4-be-li2
5. [i]-di3-in
6. _zi3-ba_-su
7. u3-la e-pi5-isz

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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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OAIC, 53

    [Gelb1955OAIC] Gelb, Ignace J. 1955. Old Akkadian Inscriptions in Chicago Natural History Museum. Texts of Legal and Business Interest. Fieldiana: Anthropology, Volume 44, number 2. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Natural History Museum.

  • history: FAOS 19, Di 3

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: FM 229253
  • Accession No.: 1620

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:30:42 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OAIC 53 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215925.
OAIC 53 artifact entry (No. P215925). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215925 (Original work published 1970)
OAIC 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215925 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {OAIC 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215925},
}


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