YOS 14, 050 (P298899)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 07309

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(u) {gesz}geszimmar hi-a_
2. 1(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _1(disz) kusz3-am3_
3. 2(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _2(disz) kusz3-am3_
4. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. a-na _iti_ ma-ag-ra-tim
6. {disz}akszak{ki}-sze-me
7. a-na da-am-qa-nu-um
8. i-na-di-in
reverse
1. _igi_ ma-nu-um _la3-banda3 dumu-mesz_ x x
2. dumu {d}tiszpak-a-bu-um
3. _igi_ ha-lum-ma-dar-ri
4. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
5. _igi_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _igi_ ma-nu-um-sza-nin-szu
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
9. _igi_ {d}we-er-na-s,ir
10. _dumu_ ia-asz2-kur-dingir
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
12. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
13. _mu# {gesz}gu#-za# ku3#-sig17 bara2 mah_ sza# {d}suen sza _iti_-um{ki} in-ne2-ep-szu
envelope
1. _dub 3(u) {gesz}geszimmar# [hi-a]_
2. 2(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _1(disz) kusz3#-am3#_
3. 1(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _2(disz) kusz3#-am3_
4. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. a-na# _iti_ ma-ag-ra-tim
6. {disz}akszak{ki}-sze-me
7. dumu ARAD2-sa3
8. a-na da-am-qa-nu#-um
9. dumu isz-me-{d}suen
10. i-na-di-in
reverse
1. _igi_ ma-nu-um _dumu-dumu-mesz_ szu-qir
2. dumu {d}tiszpak-a-bu-um
3. _igi_ ha-lum-ma-dar-ri
4. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
5. _igi_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _igi_ ma-nu-um-sza-ni-in-szu
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
9. _igi_ {d}we-er-na-s,ir
10. _dumu_ ia-asz2-kur-dingir
11. _igi#_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
12. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
13. _mu {gesz}gu-za ku3-sig17 bara2 mah_ sza {d}suen sza _iti_-um{ki} {d#}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur u2-sze-lu-u2#
seal 1
1. akszak{ki}-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
3. _ARAD2_ {d}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
seal 2
1. dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
2. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
3. _ARAD2_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. ha-lum-ma-dar
2. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
3. [...]
seal 4
  (caption only:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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
CDLI Seals 012674 (composite) (P508823) S012674 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ipiq-Adad2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012721 (composite) (P508945) S012721 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012722 (composite) (P508946) S012722 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298899

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 07309
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-010295
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.7309

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 50

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

  • history: ENES, 0762 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.14.2009, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 14, p.49-55, p. 49 no. 67

    [Simmons1960Harmal-4] Simmons, Stephen D. 1960. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (2): 49–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359253.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 56, NBC 7309

    [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.

  • citation: OrNS 39, 530

    [Gelb1970OrNS39] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1970. “Review: Comments on the Akkadian Syllabary: Reviewed Work: Das Akkadische Syllabar, Analecta Orientalia 42, 2 by Wolfram von Soden and Wolfgang Röllig.” Orientalia NS 39: 516–46.

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
2021-05-20 at 09:24:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 11:52:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 11:50:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-28 at 08:49:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-02 at 10:12:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 14, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298899.
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (No. P298899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298899.
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (No. P298899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298899
LB  - CDLI:P298899
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 14, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298899
ER  -
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