YOS 04, 293 (P142357)

Tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 01793

Period

-

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(disz) 5(u) 4(disz@v)
2. 2(u) 9(disz@v) 5(u) 6(disz) 5(u)
3. 1(u) 7(disz@v) 4(u@v) 3(disz) 4(u)
4. 3(u) 5(u) 3(disz) 2(u)
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 7(disz) sze ku3-a
  calculation: 14,54 + 29,56,50 + 17,43,40 + 30,53,20 = 90,206,110 = 93,27,50 = 93g 82.5/180
6. mu-kux(DU) didli
7. 7(disz) ma 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-a mu-kux(DU) a-tu5-a lugal
  blank space
8. szunigin2 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 7(disz)# sze ku3-a
  calculation: 93 83/180 + 439 = 532 83/180 = 8m 52g 83/180
9. sza3 im-babbar
  blank space
10. [mu]-kux(DU)
  some text moved to next line
11. iti ezem-mah
12. mu# en {d}inanna
column 2
1. 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 7(disz)# sze
2. sza3 [x]-a
3.a. ($ blank space $) 2(disz)#? 5(u)# 4(disz@v)
3.b. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 5(disz)#?
3.c. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 8(disz@v)#
3.d. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 7(disz@v)
3.e. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 2(u) 8(disz@v)
3.f. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(disz@v)
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

20120708 englund: while dated in Ur III terms, unclear if not after all OB practice; place value notations reflect those known as early as Š36 (P272539) from account subtotals found at bottom of columns

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142357

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 01793
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005335
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016534
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1793

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 293

    [Keiser1919YOS4] Keiser, Clarence E. 1919. Selected Temple Documents of the Ur Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: Powell, Marvin, Origins 060 (plave value notations)

    [sec22234] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-31 at 08:47:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-24 at 11:25:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-08 at 11:01:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-26 at 12:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 293 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142357.
YOS 04, 293 artifact entry (No. P142357). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142357 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 293 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142357 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142357},
}


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TI  - YOS 04, 293 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 293 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142357.
YOS 04, 293 artifact entry (No. P142357). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142357 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 293 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142357 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142357},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142357
LB  - CDLI:P142357
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - YOS 04, 293 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142357
ER  -
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