YOS 14, 083 (P311159)

Administrative tablet & envelope dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 10877

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(u) sar a-sza3
2. a-sza3 ib-ni-{d}suen
3. da a-mur-dingir
4. sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3
5. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-la2
6. ki ib-ni-{d}suen
7. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur!
8. {d}suen-i-din-nam
9. in-szi-sa10-am3
10. gesz-gan-na ib-ta-an-bala
11. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3
12. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi
2. in-pa-de3-esz
3. igi i3-li2-di-nam
  Simmons reads: -<i>-din-nam, but envelope also omits -i-
4. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur!
5. igi za-ku-ru-um
6. igi a-hi-i3-li2
7. igi isz-me-suen
  Simmons reads: -{d}suen as on envelope, contra copy
8. dumu dan-i3-li2
9. igi ia-ah-qu2-ub-dingir dub-sar
10. iti udru{duru5}
11. mu {kusz}a2-la2 e2 {d}nanna ma-na-na-a mu-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(u) sar a-sza3
2. a-sza3 ib-ni-{d}suen
3. us2-sa-DU a-sza3 a-mur-dingir
4. sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3
5. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-la2
6. ki ib-ni-{d}suen
7. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
8. {d}suen-i-din-nam dumu za-ni-i-a
9. in-szi-sa10-am3
10. gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala
11. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3
12. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi
2. in-pa-de3-esz
3. igi i3-li2-di-nam
4. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
5. igi za-ku-ru-um dumu za-ni-ia
6. igi a-hi-i3-li2
7. igi isz-me-{d}suen dumu dan-i3-li2
8. igi ia-ah-qu2-ub-dingir dub-sar
9. iti udru{duru5}
10. mu {kusz}a2-la2 e2 {d}nanna ma-na-na-a mu-dim2
seal 1
1. ib-ni-{d}suen
2. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P311159

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 23.0 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 10877
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-024669
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.10877

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 83

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: JCS 14, p.117-125, p. 121-122 no. 100

    [Simmons1960Harmal-6] Simmons, Stephen D. 1960. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (4): 117–25. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359145.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 217, YBC 10877

    [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 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-12-27 at 12:46:28 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 14, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311159.
YOS 14, 083 artifact entry (No. P311159). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311159 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311159 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311159},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311159.
YOS 14, 083 artifact entry (No. P311159). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311159 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311159 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311159},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311159
LB  - CDLI:P311159
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - YOS 14, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311159
ER  -
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