YOS 12, 256 (P308961)

Administrative 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 08045

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) gur zu2-lum {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk
2. _ki e2-gal_-lim u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. _mu-kux(DU) buru14-sze3 zu2-lum_
6. na-asz-pa-ak il-qu2-u2
reverse
1. _zu2-lum_ u2-ta-ar
  single ruling
2. _1(asz) gur 1(barig) zu2-lum_ u2-s,a-ab
3. ka-at-ta {d}marduk-da-ia-an
  single ruling
4. _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ ta-ri-bu-um
5. _iti ab-e3-a u4 2(u)-kam_
6. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir gar-ra_
seal 1
  (indistinct seal impressions)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian, 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/P308961

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 40.0 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 08045
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-022113
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.8045

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 256

    [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. 162, YBC 8045

    [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: BiOr 38 (pp. 517-548), p. 521

    [Charpin1981YOS12] Charpin, Dominique. 1981. “La Babylonie de Samsu-Iluna à La Lumière de Nouveaux Documents.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 38: 517–48.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-15 at 10:05:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2021-07-17 at 07:23:42 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, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P308961.
YOS 12, 256 artifact entry (No. P308961). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P308961 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 256 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P308961 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {YOS 12, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P308961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P308961},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P308961.
YOS 12, 256 artifact entry (No. P308961). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P308961 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 256 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P308961 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {YOS 12, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P308961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P308961},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P308961
LB  - CDLI:P308961
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - YOS 12, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P308961
ER  -
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