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 Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 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)

tablet
  (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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  • Artifact comments:

    envelope

  • Whiting, Robert M. 1987. [OBLA suppl. 3 (Whiting1987-94133)]

    primary — "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."

  • N.d. [Frayne, Douglas R., RIME 4.12.03.01, ex. 01 (1567688)]

    history

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  • Museum No.: OIM A—
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: TA 1930 0255
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2019-10-18 at 01:56:23 Firth, Richard Geller, Markham J. CDLI approved
2005-08-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791.

OBLA suppl. 3 artifact entry (No. P273791). (2005, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791

OBLA suppl. 3 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273791 (Accessed: March 25, 2023).

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  • month = {aug 7},
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}

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