YOS 05, 227 (P306757)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05701

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)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(gesz2) 7(disz) aga-silig uruda_
2. _ki-la2-bi 6(asz) gu2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na_
3. 1(disz) szu-szi ma-ah-ru-u2 _uruda_
4. _ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na_
5. _3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) mar uruda_
6. _ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na_
7. _1(geszu) 5(u) 4(disz) gag-mar uruda_
8. _ki-la2-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na_
9. ($ blank space $) _1(u) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda kin til-la_
10. _5(disz) esz2_ ma-as-sa3-ku
reverse
1. u2-nu-tu sza isz-tu larsa{ki}
2. {disz}{d}suen-mu-usz-ta-al sza-pi-ir larsa{ki}
3. a-na ma-har _lugal_ u2-sza-bi-lam
4. _giri3_ bala-mu-nam-he2
5. nam-ha-ar-ti nu-ur2-{d}utu _sza13-dub-ba e2-gal_
  blank space
6. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_
7. _mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal lu2 kur2 lu2 hul-gal2_

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P306757

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 81.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 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 05701
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019766
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5701

References

  • primary: YOS 5, 227

    [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.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 72

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: Reiter diss., thesis B 107-08

    [Reiterdiss.] Reiter, Karin. n.d.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 84, YBC 5701

    [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
2024-07-11 at 18:27:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-11 at 18:22:17 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
2021-04-14 at 05:49:29 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, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306757.
YOS 05, 227 artifact entry (No. P306757). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306757 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306757 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 05, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306757},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P306757
LB  - CDLI:P306757
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 05, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306757
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 05, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306757.
YOS 05, 227 artifact entry (No. P306757). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306757 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306757 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 05, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306757},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P306757
LB  - CDLI:P306757
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 05, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306757
ER  -
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