YOS 06, 221 (P305261)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 03949

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.16.12.07
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P305261
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P305261

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	57.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 03949
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-018014
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.3949

References

primary: YOS 6, 221

[Dougherty1920YOS6] Dougherty, Raymond P. 1920. Records from Erech. Time of Nabonidus (555-538 B. C.). Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: AJSL 46, p.73-103, p. 77

[Dougherty1930suretyship] Dougherty, Raymond P. 1930. “The Babylonian Principle of Suretyship as Administered by Temple Law.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 46 (2): 73–103. https://www.jstor.org/stable/528979.

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
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

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 06, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305261.

YOS 06, 221 artifact entry (No. P305261). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305261 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 06, 221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305261 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 06, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305261},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 06, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305261.

YOS 06, 221 artifact entry (No. P305261). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305261 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 06, 221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305261 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 06, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305261},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P305261
LB  - CDLI:P305261
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - YOS 06, 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305261
ER  -