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, 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 A—

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
  (blank)
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)

  • Artifact type: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    envelope


  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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  • Museum No.: OIM A—
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
  • Excavation No: TA 1930 T0255
  • Findspot Square: N31:13 (upper)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-05 at 12:48:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-10-18 at 01:56:23 Firth, Richard Atf Geller, Markham J. CDLI approved View
2005-08-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013940 (composite) (P516954) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“OBLA Suppl. 3 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791.
OBLA suppl. 3 artifact entry (No. P273791). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791 (Original work published 2005)
OBLA suppl. 3 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	title = {OBLA suppl. 3 artifact entry},
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}

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