YOS 14, 319 (P299953)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), 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 08605

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(iku) GAN2# 1(u) sar a-sza3 sze
2. sag-[bi] 1(u) 1(disz) ninda us2-bi 1(u) ninda
3. [sag-bi] {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar
4. sa10#-ti-la-bi-sze3
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
6. in-na-la2
7. ki a-hu-ni u3 {d}suen-ub-lam
8. dumu isz-me-{d}suen
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}zi-edin-na
10. in-szi-sa10
11. {gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala
reverse
1. u4-kur2 lu2-ulu3
2. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam
3. mu {d}nin-urta
4. u3 {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti
5. in-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-a
7. dumu ($ blank space $)
8. igi lugal-{d}da-mu
9. dumu i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar
10. igi ne-me-el-{d}suen
11. dumu {d}utu-ha-si2-is
12. igi lu2-dingir-ra dub-sar
13. mu {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti bad3 ka-zal-lu{ki} ba-gul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3
2. sag-bi 1(u) 1(disz) ninda i7
3. us2-bi 1(u) ninda dam-gar3
4. sag-bi {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar
5. sa10-ti-la-bi-sze3
6. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7. in-na-la2
8. ki a-hu-ni dumu isz-me-{d}suen
9. u3 {d}suen-ub-lam dumu-ni
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}zi-edin-na
11. in-szi-sa10
12. {gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. bad3# ka#-zal#-lu#{ki#} ba-gul
seal 1
1. a-hu-ni
2. dumu isz-me-{d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P299953

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) [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 08605
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-011603
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.8605

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 319

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

  • history: Or 46, 1977, 363, n2 (date)

    [sec64654] N.d.

  • history: RA 71, p.117-124, p. 123 n. 1

    [Sigrist1977ÈŠ-TA-GUR-RA] Sigrist, Marcel. 1977. “ÈŠ-TA-GUR-RA.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 71: 117–24.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 88, NBC 8605

    [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 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-11-05 at 01:32:31 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, 319 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299953.
YOS 14, 319 artifact entry (No. P299953). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299953 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 319 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299953 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 319 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299953},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 319 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299953.
YOS 14, 319 artifact entry (No. P299953). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299953 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 319 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299953 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 319 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299953},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P299953
LB  - CDLI:P299953
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 14, 319 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P299953
ER  -
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