YOS 13, 254 (P296053)

Administrative tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), 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 01291

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) _GAN2 a#-[sza3 ...]
2. _a-gar3#_ a x x x [...]
3. _gu2# i7_ me-{d}en-lil2 na?-ar? x [...]
4. [n?] 1(bur3) _GAN2 a-sza3 am? a2 ku? ki? [x]
5. [i?-na?] er-s,e-et s,i-il-BI-e{ki}
6. [n?] 1(bur3) x [x x] _a-sza3_
7. sza# {d}suen-ba-ni# [{d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim
8. {disz}{d}urasz-na-s,i-ir lu2#?-[{d}]iszkur#?
9. _dumu-mesz_ a-na-{d}na-bi-um-[lu-usz-te-mi]-iq
10. u3 a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur#
11. a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
12. _sipa u8-udu-hi-a_ sza _e2-gal_
13. sza _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza _e2-gal_
14. i-na qa2-ti _dumu-mesz_ a-na-{d}na-bi-um-lu-usz-te-mi-iq
15. im-hu-ru
16. i-na qa2-be2-e _lugal-e_
17. a-na s,i-ib-ti-szu
reverse
1. id-di-nu-szum
  single ruling
2. _igi_ szu-nu-ma-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir
3. _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _dumu_ lu2-e-ri-isz
4. _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir
6. _igi_ ARAD-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ i-din-{d}marduk
  single ruling
  blank space
  2 seal impressions, not copied, see YOS 13, 88
7. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 3(u)-kam#_
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}lamma-lamma bar su3-ga-ke4 {[d?]}inanna# nin gal kisz{ki}-[a]
seal 1
1. isz8-tar2-dingir
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-[mil]
3. _ARAD_ {d}suen
seal 2
1. {d}urasz-na-s,i-[ir]
2. [_dumu_] lu2-{d}[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P296053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dilbat (mod. Deilam) [uncertain]
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 01291
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001294
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1291

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 254

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

  • history: WdO 8, p.254-285, p. 275-277

    [Wilcke1975-1976Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1975-1976. “Zu Den Spät-Altbabylonischen Kaufverträgen Aus Nordbabylonien.” Welt Des Orients 8: 254–85.

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
2019-06-16 at 10:37:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296053.
YOS 13, 254 artifact entry (No. P296053). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296053 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296053 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296053},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296053.
YOS 13, 254 artifact entry (No. P296053). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296053 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296053 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296053
LB  - CDLI:P296053
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - YOS 13, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296053
ER  -
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