YOS 12, 258 (P307272)

Legal 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 06236

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2# a-sza3_ x x x [...] x x
2. _sza3 a-sza3_ ia-ha-ti-lum
3. _da a-sza3 nagar u3 da {gesz}szinig_
4. _a-sza3 szuku_ bala-a
5. _ki_ bala-a be-el _a-sza3_-lim
6. {disz}ki-is,-ru-um _dumu_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu
7. a-na _{gesz}geszimmar u3 {gesz}szinig_
8. za-qa2-pi-im
9. _nig2 mu 3(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3_
10. _{gesz}geszimmar u3 {gesz}szinig_
11. u2-ul i-za-qa2-am-ma
12. _1(iku) GAN2 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
13. _7(disz) sila3 numun ga-rasz{sar}
14. _1(disz) {gesz}mar uruda_
15. {disz}bala-a i-na-ad-di-[in]
16. _mu nig2 sze-ba_
reverse
1. ma-la {disz}bala-a
2. i-le-qe2-a szu-x-[...]
3. {disz}ki-is,-ru-um _dam-gar3_ i-ka-al
4. _nu-ub-ta-bala-e_
5. ni-isz sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
6. _igi_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}ba-ba6
8. {disz}na-bi-{d}dam-gal-nun-na
9. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am ra-bi-a-nu
10. il-lu-lu
11. {disz}{d}suen-re-ma-an-ni _szu-i_
12. _kiszib3-a-ni ib2-ra-asz!_
13. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _[lugal] {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar ku3-sig17_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P307272

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06236
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020302
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6236

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 258

    [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. 108, YBC 6236

    [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
2021-06-20 at 17:46:33 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 258 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307272.
YOS 12, 258 artifact entry (No. P307272). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307272 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307272 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307272},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307272
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 12, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307272
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 258 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307272.
YOS 12, 258 artifact entry (No. P307272). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307272 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307272 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307272},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307272
LB  - CDLI:P307272
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 12, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307272
ER  -
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