YOS 08, 099 (P290112)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 04984

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

107.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar {gesz}kiri6_ x [...]
2. _us2-sa-du {gesz}kiri6 iri?_ im-[...]
3. u3 _us2-sa-du_ sza-al-lu-[szu _ugula_]
4. _{gesz}kiri6_ u-bar-{d}utu#
5. a-na pu-ha-ti i-[di-in]
6. _2(iku) GAN2 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar kislah#_
7. _us2-sa-du_ {d}[utu]
8. _us2-sa-du_ {d}suen-[ma-gir]
9. u3 _us2-sa-du_ i3-li2-a-[szi-ri ...]
10. _{gesz}kiri6_ i3-li2-i-[din-nam]
11. {disz}i3-li2-i-[din-nam]
12. a-na u-bar-{d}[utu]
13. i-di-nu-u2
14. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im#
15. _{gesz}kiri6_ u2-x [...]
16. a-hu-um a-na ba-aq-ri#-i#
17. a-hi-i-im i-za-az
18. _u4 kur2#-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
reverse
1. a-hu-um a-ha-am
2. la i-ba-aq-qa2-ru-u2
3. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu# {d}ri-im#-{d}suen _lugal_
4. _in-[pa3]_
5. _igi#_ wa-a-a-a-ha-ia _dumu_ ip-qu2-a-nu-um#
6. _igi_ x-[...]
7. _igi_ x-x-[...]
8. _igi_ a-[...]
9. _igi_ [...]
10. _igi_ [...]
11. _igi_ [...]
12. _igi_ [...]
13. _[kiszib3] lu2 inim#-[ma-bi-mesz ...]_
14. _iti_ szu#-numun-[a u4 n(disz)-kam]_
15. _mu ki# 1(u) 1(disz)-[kam] i3-si-in#[{ki}] in-dab5-[ba]_
envelope
obverse
1. [_1(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar] {gesz}[kiri6_ ...]
2. _us2#-[sa-du {gesz}]kiri6 iri?_ im#-[...]
3. u3 _us2-sa-du_ sza-al-lu-szu _ugula_
4. _{gesz}kiri6_ u-bar-{d}utu#
5. a-na pu-ha-ti-i-szu#
6. _2(iku) GAN2 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar kislah_
7. _gu2# i7 ba-ba-lu-um
8. _us2-sa-du_ {d}utu
9. _us2-sa-du_ {d}suen-ma-gir _szu-i_ sza {d}utu
10. u3 _us2-sa-du_ i3-li2-a-szi-ri mu-x-NE-x-x
11. _{gesz}kiri6_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
12. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
13. a#-na u-bar-{d}utu
14. [i]-di-in
15. [a-hu]-um a-na a-hi#-[im]
  rest broken
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290112

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 107.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04984
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019048
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4984

References

  • primary: YOS 8, 99

    [Faust1941YOS8] Faust, David E. 1941. Contracts from Larsa Dated in the Reign of Rîm-Sin. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 56, YBC 4984

    [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
2021-06-20 at 17:51:58 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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 08, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290112.
YOS 08, 099 artifact entry (No. P290112). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290112 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290112 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 08, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290112},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290112.
YOS 08, 099 artifact entry (No. P290112). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290112 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290112 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 08, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290112
LB  - CDLI:P290112
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - YOS 08, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290112
ER  -
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