RA 111, 051 no. 16 (P309234)

Business / Contracts tablet 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 08351

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze szu-la2-sze3#
2. ki i#-bi-{d}nin-szubur#
3. {disz}i3#-li2#-en-nam
4. dumu a-la-a
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. u4-buru14-sze3 sze i3-ag2-e#
7. _e-zi-ib pi4_
8. _ku-nu-ki-szu_
reverse
1. igi# x x [x] x [...]
2. igi isz-me-{d}[...]
3. dumu# {d#}suen#-[...]
4. igi# e2#-mu#-[ba-li2-it,]
5. iti# udru{duru5#}
6. [mu] erin2# ma3#-al#-[gi4{ki}] {gesz#}[tukul ba]-sig3#
seal 1
1. i3-li2-[en-nam]
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
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/P309234

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive Ibbi-Ilabrat
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 08351
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-022416
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.8351

References

  • primary: RA 111, p.24-64, p. 51 no. 16

    [deBoer2017Manana] Boer, Rients de. 2017. “Two Early Old Babylonian ‘Mananâ’ Archives Dated to the Last Years of Sumu-La-El.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 111: 25–64.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 173 YBC 8351

    [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
2018-12-31 at 01:39:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-31 at 01:27:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 111, 051 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P309234.
RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P309234). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309234 (Original work published 2006)
RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309234 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P309234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309234},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P309234
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 111, 051 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P309234.
RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P309234). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309234 (Original work published 2006)
RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309234 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P309234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P309234
LB  - CDLI:P309234
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RA 111, 051 no. 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P309234
ER  -
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