YOS 12, 217 (P305549)

Administrative tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04257

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ hu-up-tum
2. _us2-sa-du ni-si-ih-ti-e
3. _a-sza3_ ne-pe2-esz ha-bil-a-hi
4. _nam igi-3(disz)-gal2_
5. _a-sza3_ ne-pe2-esz gi-mil-lum
6. _nam igi-4(disz)-gal2_
7. _ki_ szu-nu-ma-dingir
8. u3 dumu-i7-si2-la-ku
9. {disz}{d}asar-lu2-hi-sa6-ga
10. _nam-apin-la2-sze3_
reverse
1. _nam mu 1(disz)-kam_
2. _ib2-ta-e3_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ t,a3-ab-ba-la-t,i3
  TI = t,i3 clear on the photo
4. _igi_ {d}marduk-di-ku5 _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
  single ruling
5. _iti sig4-a_
6. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir mah_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-szar-[rum]
2. dumu t,a3-ab-ba-la-[t,i3]
3. ARAD {d}lugal-gu2-du8#-[a]
seal 2
1. ap-la-tum#
2. dumu ARAD-i3-[li2-szu]
3. ARAD {d}mar-[tu]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 44.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 12, 217

    [Feigin1979YOS12] Feigin, Samuel I. 1979. Legal and Administrative Texts of the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 12. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 28, YBC 4257

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: CAD, CAD H 242

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 04257
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-17 at 07:21:06 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305549.
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (No. P305549). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 12, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P305549
LB  - CDLI:P305549
M1  - 2025/7/30/
TI  - YOS 12, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305549
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305549.
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (No. P305549). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 12, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P305549
LB  - CDLI:P305549
M1  - 2025/7/30/
TI  - YOS 12, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305549
ER  -
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