OECT 03, 01 (P384863)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1923-0006

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
 en: To Šamaš-ḫazir
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak,
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
 en: thus Hammurapi:
4. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _sipa_
 en: Ilī-ippalsam, the shepherd,
5. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-ma
 en: thus informed me, as follows that one:
6. _3(bur3) asza5{a-sza3}_ sza i-na ka-ni-ik be-li2-ia
 en: A field of 3 bur3, which through a sealed document of my lord
7. ka-an-kam
 en: was given (lit. sealed) to me—
8. isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk i-ki-ma-an-ni-ma
 en: 4 years ago Etel-pî-Marduk took it away from me, and
9. _sze_-szu il-te-ne-eq-qi2
 en: its barley regularly takes.
10. u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam u2-lam-mi-id-ma
 en: Further, Sîn-iddinam I informed,
11. u2-ul u2-te-er-ru-nim
 en: but it was not returned to me;
12. ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni
 en: Thus he (Ilī-ippalsam) informed me.
13. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam asz-tap-ra-am
 en: To Sîn-iddinam I (now) have written.
14. szum-ma ki-ma i3-li2-ip-pa-sa3-am szu-u2
 en: If, as that Ilī-ippalsam
15. iq-bu-u2
 en: said,
16. _3(bur3) asza5{a-sza3}_ sza i-na _e2-gal_
 en: a field of 3 bur3, which in the palace
17. ka-an-ku-szum
 en: was given (lit. sealed) to him,
reverse
1. {d}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ il-qe2-e-ma
 en: Etel-pî-Marduk 4 years ago took away, and
2. i-ik-ka-al
 en: is ‘eating,′
3. e-li-sza a-wa-tum# ma-ru-usz-tum
 en: then a more sickening case
4. u2-ul i#-ba-asz-szi
 en: does not exist.
5. wa-ar-ka-at a-wa-tim szu-a-ti
 en: With this matter
6. dam-qi2-isz pu-ur-sa-ma
 en: deal well, and
7. _a-sza3#_-am sza pi2-i ka-ni-ki-im
 en: the field that according to the wording of the sealed document
8. sza i-na _e2-gal_ ik-ka#-an-ku-szum
 en: in the palace was sealed for him,
9. a-na i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am te-er-ra#
 en: to Ili-ippalsam have returned.
10. u3 _sze_-am sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_
 en: Further, the barley that for 4 years
11. i-na _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
 en: on that field Etel-pî-Marduk
12. il-te-eq-qu2-u2
 en: has been taking regularly,
13. i#-na# _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ bi-ir-ra-ma
 en: through the divine weapon investigate, and
14. a-na i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _sipa_
 en: to Ilī-ippalsam, the shepherd,
15. id-na
 en: give!
16. u3 te4-em di-nim szu-a#-ti#
 en: Further, a report regarding this litigation
17. szu-up-ra-nim#
 en: send here!

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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: OECT 3, 1

    [Driver1924OECT3] Driver, Godfrey R. 1924. Letters of the First Babylonian Dynasty. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 3. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: AbB 4, 79

    [KrausAbB4] Kraus, Fritz R. 1968. Briefe Aus Dem Archive Des Šamaš-Ḫāzir. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 4. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1923-0006
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-02-13 at 12:07:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-11 at 12:29:31 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-12-18 at 11:24:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-14 at 05:51:21 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2013-09-14 at 05:50:57 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2013-04-24 at 12:25:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OECT 03, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384863.
OECT 03, 01 artifact entry (No. P384863). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384863 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 03, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384863 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 03, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384863},
}


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