YBC 04970 (P306116)

Administrative tag excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04970

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

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
CDLI Seals 012807 (composite) (P509105) S012807 - Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nur-Adad.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012811 (composite) (P509109) S012811 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nur-Adad.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012814 (composite) (P509112) S012814 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nur-Adad.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012820 (composite) (P509118) S012820 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-iddinam.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012822 (composite) (P509120) S012822 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-iddinam.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012824 (composite) (P509122) S012824 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-iddinam.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012825 (composite) (P509123) S012825 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-iddinam.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P306116

Physical information

pierced for suspension

Artifact type Tag
pierced for suspension
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04970
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019034
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4970

References

  • history: ENES, 0760 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.08.x2001, ex. 03 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.08.x2005, ex. 10 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.08.x2008, ex. 02 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2001, ex. 12 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2003, ex. 25 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2005, ex. 02 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2006, ex. 03 (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 04 (pp. 83-118), 88f

    [Goetze1950JCS4Sin-Iddinam] Goetze, Albrecht. 1950. “Sin-Iddinam of Larsa. New Tablets from His Reign Sin-Iddinam of Larsa. New Tablets from His Reign.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 4 (1): 83–118. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359203.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 56 YBC 4970

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 19:18:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-26 at 19:16:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 04970 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306116.
YBC 04970 artifact entry (No. P306116). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306116 (Original work published 2006)
YBC 04970 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306116 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306116},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 04970 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306116.
YBC 04970 artifact entry (No. P306116). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306116 (Original work published 2006)
YBC 04970 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306116 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YBC 04970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306116},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P306116
LB  - CDLI:P306116
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - YBC 04970 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306116
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