YOS 13, 401 (P296422)

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 01750

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

68.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz)# gin2 [ku3-babbar ...]
2. isz-tu [...]
3. a-di x [...]
4. sza i3-li2-i#-[qi2-sza-am _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz]_
5. _ki_ i3-li2-i-qi2#-[sza-am _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz]_
6. {disz}{d}na-na-a-x-[... _dumu_ i]-din-{d}na-na-[a]
7. u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am# _ugula {munus}suhur-la2_
8. a-na _tab-ba_
9. a#-na pa-ar-s,i szu-pu-szi
10. u3# _gu2-un_ szu-ud-du-nim#
11. _[ib2]-ta-e3-e-[mesz]_
12. _[1(disz)]+2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. _[e2-gal]_ i-ip-pa-lu
reverse
1. [...] x NI?
2. [...] x x x [...] x UN?
3. x [x] UD? GA? [x] x
4. x x MI? a x x sza-a-tu-ma
5. a-na gi-NI?-x [... _i3]-la2-e_
  single ruling
6. _igi_ {d}na-na-[a-e]-ri-isz _iszib_
7. _igi_ be-li2-x-[...] _dumu_ x x x
8. _igi_ szu-x x x x [x] x
  blank space
9. _iti# sig4-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam#_
10. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-e alan# sza3#-asz-gub-a-ni_

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/P296422

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 27.0 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 01750
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001747
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1750

References

  • primary: YOS 13, 401

    [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. 325-326

    [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
2021-05-18 at 12:06:54 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, 401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296422.
YOS 13, 401 artifact entry (No. P296422). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296422 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 401 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296422 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296422},
}


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TI  - YOS 13, 401 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296422.
YOS 13, 401 artifact entry (No. P296422). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296422 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 401 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296422 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296422},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296422
LB  - CDLI:P296422
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - YOS 13, 401 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296422
ER  -
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