YOS 05, 168 (P306566)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05494

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[9(gesz2)] 3(u) sze gur_
2. _sza3# iri{ki} KA-AN{ki#}_
3. ($ blank space $) _9(gesz2) 3(u) gur_
4. _sag-nig2-gur11-ra sza3-bi-ta_
5. _8(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur_
6. _mu-kux(DU) e2-kiszib3-ba e2 sila dagal-la gibil_
7. _1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur a2 ma2 hi-a_
8. _[n] 3(barig)# 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur_ ma-[asz-ti-tum]
9. _[n]+3(asz) 3(barig)# 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur a2 lu2#-sze#-il2#_
10. ($ blank space $) _9(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) [sila3] gur#_
11. _mu-kux(DU) u3 ba#-zi#_
12. _la2-ia3 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) [gur]_
13. _giri3_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni]
reverse
1. {disz}gi-mi-lum
2. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
3. {disz}u-bar-rum
4. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
5. u3 im-gur-{d}suen
  blank space
6. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
7. _mu e2 {d}bara2-ul-e-gar-ra sza3 adab{ki} mu-un-du3-a u3 alan ku3-sig17 {d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki} mu-un-dim2-ma_

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P306566

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 26.0 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 05494
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019559
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5494

References

  • primary: YOS 5, 168

    [Grice1919YOS5] Grice, Ettalene M. 1919. Records from Ur and Larsa Dated in the Larsa Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 5. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 75, YBC 5494

    [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
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
2021-04-13 at 04:41:54 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 05, 168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306566.
YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (No. P306566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 05, 168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306566.
YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (No. P306566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P306566
LB  - CDLI:P306566
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - YOS 05, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306566
ER  -
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