YOS 13, 271 (P296212)

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 01518

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [... _a]-sza3#_ x x [(x)]
2. [... pi2-i-_i7]-didli#{ki} ki-ta_
3. ma-asz-qi2-it _i7_ {d}za-ba4-ba4#
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}za-ba4-ba4
5. _sza3_ er-s,e-et pi2-i-_i7-didli{ki}_
6. _a-sza3_ bi-ga-an _sza3 erin2_ gu-tu-u2{ki}
7. _ki_ bi-ga-an
8. be-el _a-sza3_
9. a-na qa2#-be2#-e# ga-ma-la-tum _sipa_
10. {disz}la-bi-isz-tum _szu-i lugal_
11. a-na er-re-szu-tim
12. a-na _gu2-un_
13. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
14. _ib2#-ta-e3-a#_
15. _[u4] buru14#-sze3 a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-[da-du-ma]
reverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
4. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
5. _igi_ la-bi-isz-tum _dumu_ li-wi-ir-babila2{ki}
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}marduk
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu-e2-dub-ba-a_
  blank space
  rest broken
seal 1
1. ga-ma-al-{d}suen#
2. dumu {d}bu-[...]
3. [ARAD] {d}suen#
seal 2
1. {d}suen-i-[din-nam]
2. dumu i-din-{d}[marduk]
3. ARAD {d}suen
4. u3 {d}mar-tu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) 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/P296212

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 31.0 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 01518
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001516
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1518

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 271

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

  • history: AION Suppl. 14 no. , 14

    [Pomponio1978AIONSupp14] Pomponio, Francesco. 1978. “I Contratti Di Affitto Dei Campi per La Coltivazione Di Cereali Pubblicati in YOS 13,” Annali dell’Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli Supplement, 14.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-08 at 09:25:44 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
2021-05-29 at 08:36:11 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, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296212.
YOS 13, 271 artifact entry (No. P296212). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296212 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296212 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {YOS 13, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296212},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296212.
YOS 13, 271 artifact entry (No. P296212). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296212 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296212 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {YOS 13, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296212},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P296212
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 13, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296212
ER  -
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