YOS 12, 042 (P307275)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 06239

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a e2 ad-da-na#_
2. qa2-du*-um* ba!-ma-at _iz-zi dal-ba-na_
3. _da e2_ {d}inanna#-dingir-mu
4. u3 _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
5. _ki_ {d}inanna-dingir-mu
6. _dumu_ {d}nanna-e2-mah
7. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
8. _dumu_ {d}inanna-e2-mah
9. _in-szi-sa10_
10. _3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
11. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-[na-an-la2]_
12. _inim-gal2-la-bi-sze3_ [...]
13. _in-na-an-gub#-bu_
14. _u4#-kur2-sze3 inim-ma# nu-ga2#-[ga2]
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-[pa3]_
2. _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu#_ [...]
3. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}li9-si4# [...]
4. {disz}lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da# [...]
5. {disz}hi-li-ma-an-szum2 _gudu4-abzu#_
6. {disz}eridu{ki}-li-wi-ir
7. _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-ki-ka
8. {disz}an-ka-e2-a _dumu_ {d}suen-uru4
9. {disz}u-bar-rum _dumu_ mu-ha-du!-um
10. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar _szesz-ni_
11. [{disz}a]-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id
12. _KA-KI_
13. [_kiszib lu2]-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
14. [_iti ... u4 n?] 1(disz)-kam_
15. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i]-lu-na _lugal-e du11#-ga zi-da_ {d}marduk
seal 1
1. {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er
2. _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur
seal 2
1. [u]-bar#-ru-[um]
2. [_dumu_] mu#-ha-du-um#
3. _ARAD_ {d}ga? ra? he2 um#?
  (additional illegible seal impressions)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) 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/P307275

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06239
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020305
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6239

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 42

    [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: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 182-183, 513

    [Charpin1986Clerge] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 76

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

    (seals)

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 109, YBC 6239

    [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
2019-07-13 at 07:37:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307275.
YOS 12, 042 artifact entry (No. P307275). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307275 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307275 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307275},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307275
LB  - CDLI:P307275
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - YOS 12, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307275
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307275.
YOS 12, 042 artifact entry (No. P307275). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307275 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307275 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307275},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307275
LB  - CDLI:P307275
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - YOS 12, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307275
ER  -
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