YOS 14, 020 (P298558)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06751

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 {d}utu_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki {d}utu_ u3# gi-da-nu-um#
5. {disz}ba-da-ra-nu-um
6. _dumu#_ ir3-sin
7. _szu# ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
9. _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e#_
2. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-[bi]_
3. _i3-la2-[e]_
4. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
5. {disz}mu-na-nu-um
6. _dumu#_ ni-id-nu-sza
7. {disz}qi2#-isz#-i3-li2#-ia
8. _dumu#_ sin-im#-ma-tim
9. u3 ap#-pa-an-dingir _dub-sar#_
left
1. _iti_ {d}ma-mi-tim _u4 8(disz)-kam#_
2. _mu_ t,up-pa-tim hi x x
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(asz) gur sze ur5#-ra#_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 {d}utu_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki# {d}utu_
5. u3# gi-da#-nu-um
6. {disz}ba-da-<ra>-nu-um
7. _dumu#_ ir3-{d#}suen#
8. _szu ba-an-ti_
9. a-na masz-kan2-nim
10. _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi_
11. _i3-ag2#-e_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar u3# masz2-bi_
2. _i3-la2-e#_
3. _igi_ sin-i-qi2#-sza-am
4. {disz}mu-na-nu-um
5. _dumu-mesz_ ni-id-nu-sza
6. {disz}qi2#-isz#-i3-li2-ia
7. _dumu#_ sin-im-ma-tim
8. {disz}ap-pa-an-dingir
9. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
10. _iti#_ {d#}ma#-mi#
11. _u4 8(disz)-kam_
12. _egir#_ {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen# t,up-pa-tim u2-he-pu-u2#
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
seal 2
  (no linguistic content; string imprint)
1. _kiszib3_ si-si-ik-tum sza ba-da-ra-nu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P298558

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06751
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009735
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6751

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 20

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

  • history: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 115-116 no. 31

    [Simmons1959Harmal-2] Simmons, Stephen D. 1959. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (4): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359133.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 41, NBC 6751

    [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
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-06 at 11:43:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-02-07 at 09:19:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 03:15:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-01-30 at 11:41:58 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, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298558.
YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (No. P298558). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298558.
YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (No. P298558). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298558
LB  - CDLI:P298558
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - YOS 14, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298558
ER  -
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