YOS 08, 127 (P293260)

Administrative tablet 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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04284

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar a-sza3 iri{ki}_ bur-{d}suen#
2. _1/3(disz) ma-na a-sza3_ ki-im-babbar
3. _1(u)#? 5(disz)#? gin2 a-sza3 i7_ gu2-en-na
4. _iri#{ki_} dan-{d}szar-ru-ki-in
5. _[n] gin2# a-sza3_ sza-nu-hu-um
6. _[n] gin2# gin2 a-sza3 sza# iri{ki} na-gada_
7. _szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) [n] gin2 ku3-babbar na4 lugal_
8. _ku3#-babbar a-sza3 a-gar3-mesz ku6-hi-a_
9. {disz}be2-e-gu-um# u3 er3-ku-bi
10. _ku3 i3-la2-e-ne_
11. _e2-gal_-lam i-ta-na-ap-pa-lu
reverse
1. _kiszib3-a-ni ib-ra-mesz_
2. _iti 4(disz) ki-3(disz)_
3. _mu ki 2(disz) {gesz}tukul-mah_ an {d}en-lil2 {d}[en-ki]-ga-ta i3-si-in{ki} _iri{ki} nam-lugal u3 a2-dam-didli a-na-me-a-bi sipa-zi_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen# _in-dab-ba_
seal 1
1. be-gu-um
2. _dumu_ er3-ra-ga#-mi-il
3. _ARAD-dingir_ {d}mar-tu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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/P293260

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04284
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-018349
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4284

References

  • primary: YOS 8, 127

    [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.

  • history: BBDCP, 33

    [Grant1919BBDCP] Grant, Elihu. 1919. Babylonian Business Documents of the Classical Period. Philadelphia.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 30, YBC 4284

    [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
2024-05-25 at 15:38:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2016-11-24 at 19:31:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-24 at 19:12:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293260.
YOS 08, 127 artifact entry (No. P293260). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293260 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293260 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {YOS 08, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293260},
}


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TI  - YOS 08, 127 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293260.
YOS 08, 127 artifact entry (No. P293260). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293260 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293260 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {YOS 08, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293260},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293260
LB  - CDLI:P293260
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - YOS 08, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293260
ER  -
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