YOS 12, 353 (P309478)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 08642

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

101.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _u4 4(u) 5(disz)-kam gar7-za nam-kisal#?-[luh?]_
2. sza _e2_ {d}nin-szubur i-na _mu [1(disz)-kam]_
3. _ha-la_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
4. u3 a-pil-i3-li2-[szu]
5. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-u2-se2#-[li]
6. sza be2-lum-mu-usz-ta-[al]
7. a-[na] ip-qu2-{d}li9-si4
8. [u3] qi2-isz-{d}ba-ba6 _es3-ab-du7_
9. [a-na] _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu
10. _ki#_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
11. u3 a-pil-i3-li2-szu _szesz-a-ni_
12. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li _es3-ab-du7_
13. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}li9-si4
14. _gar7-za_ sza _e2_ {d}nin-szubur#
15. sza [a]-bi-szu ip-t,u3-ur
16. _igi#-n-gal2# gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
17. _in-na-an-la2_
18. _u4 kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
19. _inim# nu-ga2-ga2_
20. _mu#_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
reverse
1. u3# sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gala_ {d}nin-szubur
4. _igi_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu _nar e2!_ {d}nin-szubur
5. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-s,i-li2 _szu#-i_ {d}nin-szubur
6. _igi_ i#-zi#-ga-tar _gudu4_ {d}asz-ra-tum
7. _igi_ a-hu-um-wa-qar _sipa ansze#_
8. _igi_ ARAD-isz8-tar2# _dumu_ {d}utu-a-bi
9. _igi_ ap#-lum _dumu_ x#-[x]-{d}nin-urta
10. _igi_ li#-pi2-it,-isz8-tar2# _dub-sar_
11. [_kiszib3] lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
12. [_iti] ab-e3-a u4 1(u)-kam_
13. _mu#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal#-e bad3# uri2{ki}-ma u3 unu{ki}-ga [mu-un]-gul-la#_
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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/P309478

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 101.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 08642
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-022701
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.8642

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 353

    [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. 182, YBC 8642

    [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
2021-06-30 at 10:39:00 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P309478.
YOS 12, 353 artifact entry (No. P309478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309478 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309478 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P309478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309478},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 12, 353 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P309478
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P309478.
YOS 12, 353 artifact entry (No. P309478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309478 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309478 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P309478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309478},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P309478
LB  - CDLI:P309478
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 12, 353 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P309478
ER  -
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