YOS 12, 523 (P307089)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06054

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (house rental)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ e2-a-i-din-[nam]
2. qa2-du-um ru-ug-ba-tim u3 ma-x-x
3. _ki_ e2-a-i-din-nam
4. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
5. [{disz}]ba-szi-dingir
6. [a-na] _zu2-kesz2_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _ib2#-ta-e3-a_
8. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-[kam]_
9. _2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e_
  single ruling
2. _igi_ ia-gu-nu-[um]
3. _[igi]_ ta-ri-bu-um
  single ruling
4. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam#_
5. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-[la2]_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (house rental)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P307089

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 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 06054
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020119
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6054

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 523

    [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. 100, YBC 6054

    [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
2022-06-06 at 15:55:21 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, 523 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307089.
YOS 12, 523 artifact entry (No. P307089). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307089 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307089 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 523 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307089},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P307089
LB  - CDLI:P307089
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - YOS 12, 523 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 523 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307089.
YOS 12, 523 artifact entry (No. P307089). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307089 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307089 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 523 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307089},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307089
LB  - CDLI:P307089
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - YOS 12, 523 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307089
ER  -
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