YOS 18, 112 (P142506)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC — ?

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 2(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3-ta
3. 3(u) 6(disz) |MASZ.EN.GAG|?
  1 line blank
4. 2(disz) sila3-ta
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi!
6. 5(disz) gurusz ka e2 gub-ba
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.06.00 to 00.00.07.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142506

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034746

References

  • primary: YOS 18, 112

    [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.

    grain?, workers - tablet now missing

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:24:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 112 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142506.
YOS 18, 112 artifact entry (No. P142506). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142506
YOS 18, 112 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142506 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142506},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142506
LB  - CDLI:P142506
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142506
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 112 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142506.
YOS 18, 112 artifact entry (No. P142506). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142506
YOS 18, 112 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142506 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142506},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142506
LB  - CDLI:P142506
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142506
ER  -
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