YOS 14, 007 (P289689)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 11167

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ku3-babbar-{d}utu
2. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}utu
3. u3 be-le-su2-nu _ama-a-ni_
4. {disz}ARAD2-{d}tiszpak _dumu_ u2-qa-il3
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ i-gu-ur-szu
6. _4(asz) gur sze a2-bi_
7. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar siki-ba_
8. _iti_ e-lu-nim _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma
9. i-ru-ub
10. _2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze_
11. i-na li-bu i-di-szu
12. ma-hi-ir
reverse
1. a-na it-ti i-ru-bu u2-si2
2. i-na-ad-di it-ta-la-ak-ma
3. i-na i-di-szu i-te-li
4. _u4_-mi-szu u2-ma-la-ma sza-pi2-il-ti i-di-szu i-le-qe2
5. _igi_ a-di-du-um _dumu_ sza-esz18-dar
6. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ dam-qa-nu-um
7. {disz}in-bi-esz18-dar
8. _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-si4-an-na
9. {disz}ib-ni-{d}tiszpak
10. _sanga_ {d}be-el-ga-sze-er
11. _mu# {gesz#}mar#-gid2#-da# ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. ig-mil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ dam-qa-nu-um
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}x-x-x-x
seal 2
1. [...]
2. x x ba x x x
3. _dumu_ sza [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012719 (composite) (P508943) S012719 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P289689

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 69.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 11167
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-024961
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.11167

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 7

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 107-108 no. 9

    [Simmons1959Harmal-2] Simmons, Stephen D. 1959. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (4): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359133.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 227, YBC 11167

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-29 at 08:29:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 09:09:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-16 at 03:57:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-27 at 01:40:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289689.
YOS 14, 007 artifact entry (No. P289689). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289689 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289689 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289689},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289689.
YOS 14, 007 artifact entry (No. P289689). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289689 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289689 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289689},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P289689
LB  - CDLI:P289689
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 14, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P289689
ER  -
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