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YOS 15, 100 (P142392)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

McCTS 26

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 kislah
2. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
3. lugal-si-NE-e dumu he2-mi-li-sze3
4. ur-{d}su4-an-na dumu bil-la-la-ke4
5. in-szi-sa10
6. ku3-ta in-til
7. nu-ub-gi4-gi4-da-<<gi>>
8. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
9. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
reverse
1. 1(disz) lugal-szu-nir-re
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 1(disz) du10-ga
4. 1(disz) ur-dun
5. 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2! dumu sza-lam-KU-da
6. 1(disz) ur-e2-mah dumu ur-nigar sa12-du5
7. 1(disz) lugal-ukken-ne2
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz2
blank space
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 <<mu>> ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-[e]
2. dumu he2-mi-li

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: YOS 15, 100

[Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: FAOS 17, no. 95

[Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: McCTS 26
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-10-03 at 12:39:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:23:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:12:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:11	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (062948) (062948)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003676 (composite) (P456386)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 100 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142392.

YOS 15, 100 artifact entry (No. P142392). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142392

YOS 15, 100 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142392 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 15, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142392},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142392},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142392
LB  - CDLI:P142392
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - YOS 15, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142392
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 100 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142392.

YOS 15, 100 artifact entry (No. P142392). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142392

YOS 15, 100 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142392 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 15, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142392},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142392},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142392
LB  - CDLI:P142392
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - YOS 15, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142392
ER  -