YBC 06857 (P307872)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06857

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.42.01.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P307872
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P307872

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 06857
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.6857

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-13 at 14:11:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 06857 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P307872.

YBC 06857 artifact entry (No. P307872). (2026, January 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307872 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 06857 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307872 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307872},
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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 06857 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P307872.

YBC 06857 artifact entry (No. P307872). (2026, January 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307872 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 06857 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307872 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 13},
	title = {YBC 06857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307872},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307872},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YBC 06857 artifact entry
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