OBLA suppl. 3 (P273791)
Letter envelope excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), 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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A—Provenience
Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)Artifact Type
EnvelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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seal 1
column 1
1. {d}isztaran
2. da-num2
3. _lugal#_ bad3-an{ki}
4. [...]-ba
5. [_nita kal-ga_]
column 2
1. mi-gir {d}isztaran#
2. na-ra-am
3. {d}inanna#
4. _szagina#_
5. [bad3-an{ki}]
6. [_ARAD-zu_]
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Artifact type:
Envelope Artifact type comments:
envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
envelope
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primary: RIME 4, .12.03.01, ex. 01
[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
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history: OIP 43, 155, Seal legend no. 55
[Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton LLoyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.
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history: Reichel diss., 304 Seal legend no. 55
[Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.
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history: OBLA, Supplement 3
[Whiting1987OBLA] Whiting, Robert M. 1987. Old Babylonian Letters from Tell Asmar. Assyriological Studies 22. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago."From the impressions of signs on the fragments, only one complete word, ul-la-nu-jm, can be recovered from Supplement 1" (Whiting p. 119) - Supplement 3 = 1930-T255, "The inscription is published in OIP 43, pp. 155-156 as Seal Legend no. 55."
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- Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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- Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
- Excavation No: TA 1930 T0255
- Findspot Square: N31:13 (upper)
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Findspot Comments:
Palace of the Rulers
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-11-05 at 12:48:34 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2019-10-18 at 01:56:23 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Geller, Markham J. | CDLI | approved | ||
2005-08-07 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 013940 (composite) (P516954) | Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |