YOS 05, 165 (P307978)

Administrative 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 06978

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) {tug2}gu2-e3 gun3-a sig
2. 2(u) {tug2}gu2-e3 gun3-a
3. mu-kux(DU) {d}suen-nu-ur2-ma-tim
4. u3 nu-ur2-{d}suen
5. ki# masz-gan2-szabra{ki}
  blank space
6. kiszib lugal#
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
2. mu kisal mah e2 {d}utu ba-du3
seal 1
1. ARAD-{d}suen
2. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
3. dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk

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
CDLI Seals 013896 (composite) (P516889) S013896 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Warad-Sin.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P307978

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06978
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021042
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6978

References

  • primary: YOS 5, 165

    [Grice1919YOS5] Grice, Ettalene M. 1919. Records from Ur and Larsa Dated in the Larsa Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 5. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 132, YBC 6978

    [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.

  • citation: Gelb, Ignace, Fs Levi della Vida I, 386

    [sec71139] N.d.

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
2022-05-06 at 16:03:57 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 05, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307978.
YOS 05, 165 artifact entry (No. P307978). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307978 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307978 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307978},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 05, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P307978.
YOS 05, 165 artifact entry (No. P307978). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P307978 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P307978 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P307978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P307978},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P307978
LB  - CDLI:P307978
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - YOS 05, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P307978
ER  -
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