YOS 12, 007 (P306979)

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 05944

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

73.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) u8 hi-a_
2. _2(u) nita2 hi-a_
3. _2(u) 2(disz) sila4 gub# [hi-a_]
4. _2(u) 4(disz) sila4 [nim?_]
5. _3(u) 3(disz) ud5 hi-[a_]
6. _4(disz) ud5 masz2-gal#_
7. _2(u) 7(disz) ud5 tur_
8. _szunigin 1(disz) me 5(u) 8(disz)# [u8 udu] hi#-a_
9. _szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(disz) ud5 hi-a_
reverse
1. sza {d}suen-sza-mu-uh
2. a-na da-da-a _sipa#_
3. ip-qi2-du
4. a-na pi2-ha-tim#
5. i-za-[az]
6. u3 ha-li-iq-[tam]
7. i-ri-a-ab
8. {disz}ni-id-na-tum ka-pa-ra-szu
9. u2-da-pa-ar-ma a-na hi-t,i3 i-za-[az]
10. _5(asz) sze gur_ da-da-[a]
11. _i3-ag2-e_
12. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
13. _igi_ ha-bi-ia
left
1. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
2. _iti szunigin-na u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
3. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
seal 1
indistinct seal impressions

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)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 45.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 12, 7

[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.
history: JAOS 88, 31

[Finkelstein1968JAOS88] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. “An Old Babylonian Herding Contract and Genesis 31:38 f.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 88: 30–36.
citation: CBCY 4, p. 95, YBC 5944

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 05944
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.04.17
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-06-24 at 10:11:32	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-020009) (BC-020009)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.5944) (YBC.5944)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306979.

YOS 12, 007 artifact entry (No. P306979). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306979 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306979 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306979},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306979.

YOS 12, 007 artifact entry (No. P306979). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306979 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306979 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306979},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/16/
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