YOS 12, 455 (P306936)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05901

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)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u!
2. _a-sza3_ a-hi-ia-szu
3. _ki_ a-hi-ia-szu
4. _lugal a-sza3-ga-ke4_
5. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-a-ni
6. _nam_ te-ep-ti-ti
reverse
1. _nam iti mu 3(disz)-kam_
2. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
3. _1(iku) GAN2 4(ban2) sze_-a-am
4. u3 _1(iku) GAN2 1(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_
5. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
6. _igi_ sa-ni-ia-tum
  single ruling
7. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma
8. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e bad3 kisz{ki} bad3! me-lam2-bi kur-kur-ra dul!-la!_
seal 1
  illegible

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/P306936

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05901
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019966
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5901

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 455

    [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. 93, YBC 5901

    [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
2025-08-03 at 19:01:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2018-10-11 at 03:47:36 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 12, 455 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306936.
YOS 12, 455 artifact entry (No. P306936). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306936 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 455 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306936 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306936},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 455 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306936.
YOS 12, 455 artifact entry (No. P306936). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306936 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 455 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306936 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306936},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P306936
LB  - CDLI:P306936
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 12, 455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306936
ER  -
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