YOS 18, 078 (P142472)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC — ?

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
2. {gesz#}kiri6 da#-bad3-da
3. [n] 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 ka-gal2-la
4. [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
5. {gesz#}kiri6 e2-tur3
6. [n] 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. [...] a#-sza3 gibil
2. [... x-{d}]nin-szubur szandana!(GAL)
3. [...]-ni gala
4. iti# szu-numun
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu# us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki#} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u)# la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2#-{d}nin-<szubur>
2. dumu lugal-nesag-<e>
3. szandana!

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: YOS 18, 78

    [Snell1991YOS18] Snell, Daniel C., and Carl H. Lager. 1991. Economic Texts from Sumer. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 18. New Haven: Yale University Press.

    dates - tablet now missing


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  • Museum No.: YBC — ?
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.06.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-11-17 at 12:57:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:23:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-10-01 at 09:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 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 003218 (composite) (P455928) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 18, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142472.
YOS 18, 078 artifact entry (No. P142472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142472
YOS 18, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142472 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142472
LB  - CDLI:P142472
M1  - 2025/9/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142472
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 18, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142472.
YOS 18, 078 artifact entry (No. P142472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142472
YOS 18, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142472 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142472
LB  - CDLI:P142472
M1  - 2025/9/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142472
ER  - 
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