YOS 13, 202 (P295449)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00658

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

112.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _ugula {munus}[suhur-la2-mesz]_
2. {disz}gi-mil-{d}na-na-a _ugula {munus}suhur#-[la2-mesz]_
3. u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ugula {munus}suhur-[la2-mesz]_
4. a-wi-lum u3-lu <_dumu_> a-wi-lim
5. i-na ki-di-im u3#-lu _sza3_ a-lim
6. pa-ar-s,a-am u2-ul u2-sze-ep-pi2-isz#
7. sza pa-ar-s,a-am esz-sza-am#
8. a-na la-bi-ri-im u2-ub-ba-lam
9. u2-ka-an-nu-szu-ma
10. _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ pi2-ha-tam
11. _e2-gal_ i#-ip-pa-al
12. pa-ar-s,a-am esz-sza-am ma-la u2-sze-ep-pi2-szu
13. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _nig2-ka9_-szu-nu
14. u2-ub-ba-lu-nim
15. i-na ah-hi#-szu-nu s,e-eh-he-ru-ti-szu-nu
16. u3 _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-lim sza it-ti-szu-nu
17. sza i-na ri-ik-sa-tim an-ni-a-[tim]
18. la sza-at,-ru
19. pa-ar-s,um szu-pu-szu ba?-[...]
20. i-na ki-di-im u3 x [...]
21. i-na x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. a-x x [...]
2. i-[...]
3. u3 x x [...]
4. sza mu x [...]
5. a-na ri-ik-sa-ti-szu-nu la [...]
6. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-di-ta-na _[lugal-e]_
7. _in-pa3#-de3#-mesz_
  blank space
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 [n-kam]_
9. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na lugal-e# usu gal-gal-la# {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-da-[ke4]_
seal 1
1. na-bi-i3-[li2-szu]
2. ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz
3. dumu i-din-{d}na-[na-a]
4. ARAD am-mi-s,a-du-qa2
seal 2
1. gi-mil-{d}na-na-a
2. ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz
3. dumu i3-li2-[...]
seal 3
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. ugula [{munus}suhur-la2-mesz]
3. dumu {d}urasz-[...]
4. ARAD sa-am-su-di-[ta-na]

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
CDLI Seals 013855 (composite) (P514443) S013855 - Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00, Samsu-ditana.05.02.00
CDLI Seals 013862 (composite) (P514450) S013862 - Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Samsu-ditana.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P295449

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 112.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 36.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 00658
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000663
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.658

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 202

    [Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: JESHO 41, p.312-343, p. 326-327

    [Yoffee1998ritual] Yoffee, Norman. 1998. “The Economics of Ritual at Late Old Babylonian Kish.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 41: 312–43.

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
2021-05-17 at 13:08:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 13, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295449.
YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (No. P295449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295449.
YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (No. P295449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P295449
LB  - CDLI:P295449
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - YOS 13, 202 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295449
ER  -
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