YOS 14, 326 (P298421)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06510

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. bala nam-lu2-lunga e2 [{d}nin-in-si-na-ka]
2. mu-a u4 1(u) 1(disz) igi 4(disz)-gal2-kam
3. bala nam-gudu4 u3 nam-lu2-lunga#?
4. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da i3-si-[in{ki}]
5. mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam#
6. bala gub-ba {d}iszkur-ra#-[bi]
7. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz#-[zi-da]
8. ki {d}iszkur-ra-bi dumu ur-{d}[nin]-gesz#-zi#-da#-[ta]
9. {disz}sza-lu-ru-um dumu an-ne2-ba-ab-du7-ke4
10. in-szi-in-sa10
11. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
12. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
13. in-na-an-la2#
14. 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar mu-nam#-[x-sze3]
15. bi2#-in-ni-dab5
16. u4#-kur2-sze3
reverse
1. [{disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi u3] ibila#-ni [a-na-me-a-bi]
2. [nam-lu2-lunga e2 {d}nin]-in#-si-na-ka-sze3
3. [nam]-gudu4 u3 [nam-lu2-lunga? e2] {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-sze3
4. [inim] nu#-um#-[ga2]-ga2#-ne-[a]
5. [mu] lugal-[bi in-pa3]
6. igi# hu-na-bi [ensi2 e2 {d}nin-in-si-na]
7. igi# szu-la-ra-ak gudu4-abzu dumu i-[din-{d}da]-mu-sze3
8. [igi lu2]-{d}da-mu sza3-tam dumu e-te-el-[pi4]-{d}da-mu-sze3
9. igi ur-nigar{+gar}-ra egir? dumu ha-an-di-ia-sze3
10. igi puzur4-ka3-ka3 nu-banda3 dumu tu-ba-li2-it,-ka3-ka3-sze3
11. igi e2-a-ra-bi dumu dingir-nu-x-x
12. igi ki-tum-li-zi-iz dumu {d}da-mu#-[a-zu]
13. igi lu2-na-nam dumu ip-qu2-{d}x-[...]
14. igi e2-[lu2]-ti dumu x x [...]
15. igi a-hi-ia dumu {d}[...]
16. igi bi-tum-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu [...]
  blank space
17. iti {gesz}apin#-du8#-a
18. mu {d}i-te-er-pi4-sza lugal
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-ra-bi
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da#

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298421

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06510
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009494
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6510

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 326

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 41, NBC 6510

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2021-12-20 at 08:47:11 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 07:20:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-12-04 at 07:25:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 326 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298421.
YOS 14, 326 artifact entry (No. P298421). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298421 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298421 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298421},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 326 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298421.
YOS 14, 326 artifact entry (No. P298421). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298421 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298421 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298421},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298421
LB  - CDLI:P298421
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - YOS 14, 326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298421
ER  -
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