YOS 14, 042 (P311396)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), 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 11151

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}a-a-mu-sza-lim-ma-at
2. _geme2_ {d}nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
3. a-na {d}utu e-le-et
  blank space
4. ba-qi2-ir i-ba-qa-ru
5. i-na a-hi-szu u3 ma-ri-szu
6. ni-isz {d}tiszpak! u3 i#-ba#-al#-pi-el
7. i-ku-ul _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. _i3-la2-e_
9. u3 li-sza-an-szu# i-la-pa-at
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. _igi_ ib-ni-e-ra-ah ra-bi-a-nu
2. _igi_ ba-di-du-um _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}en-lil2
3. _igi_ sza-bu-lum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-i-su#
4. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
5. _dumu_ nu-ur2-li-bi
6. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ ku-bu-tum
7. _igi_ is,-ru-pa-an-ni _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
8. _igi_ tu-tu-ub-sze-mi _dumu_ sza isz8-tar2#
9. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-{d}ma-ni
10. _dumu_ id-di-ia
11. _dumu_ id-di-ia
12. u3 dingir-um-ma-a-hi _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ {disz}{d}a-a-mu-sza-lim-ma-at
2. a-na {d}utu e-le-et
3. ($ blank space $) _dub_ lu2-{d}mar#-tu
  blank space
4. ba-qi2-ir {disz}{d}a-a-mu-sza-li-ma-at
5. i-na a-hi-szu ma-ri-szu
6. u3 ma-ra-ti-szu
7. i-ba-qa-ru ni-isz {d}tiszpak
8. u3 i-ba-al-pi-el
9. _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. _i3-la2-e_
11. u3 li-sza-an-szu i-la-pa-at
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. _igi_ ib-ni-e-ra-ah ra-bi-a-ni-im
2. _igi_ ba-di-du-um _dumu_ qi2-isz-<ti>-{d}en-lil2
3. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ ku#-bu-ti-im
4. _igi_ sza-bu-lum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-i-su!(BA)
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. _dumu_ nu-ur2-li-bi
7. _igi_ is,-ru-pa-an-ni _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
8. _igi_ a-si2-rum _dumu_ a-bi-si2-la-um
9. _igi_ tu-tu-ub-sze-mi
10. _dumu_ sza isz8-tar2
11. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-{d}ma-mi
12. _dumu_ id-di-ia
13. u3 dingir-um-ma-a-hi
seal 1
1. nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
2. _dam-x-gar3_
3. _dumu_ en-nam-i3-li2
4. {d}utu
seal 2
1. ib-ni-e-ra-ah
2. _dumu_ su-[mu-e-ra-ah]
3. _ARAD2_ da-du-sza
seal 3
1. is,-ru-pa-an-ni
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}mar-tu
seal 4
1. {d}a-a
2. ($ inscribed $) _kiszib_ ba-di-du-um
3. sza-bu-lum
  (so JCS 14, = 3 different seals?)
seal 5
1. {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-li-bi
3. [_ARAD2_ i-ba-al-pi-el]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian, 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
CDLI Seals 000167 (composite) (P430266) S000167 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012682 (composite) (P508831) S012682 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Dāduša.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012749 (composite) (P508975) S012749 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012750 (composite) (P508976) S012750 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P311396

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 77.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 11151
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-024945
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.11151

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 42

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.19.2006, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 14, p.23-32, p. 30-31 no. 64

    [Simmons1960Harmal-3] Simmons, Stephen D. 1960. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Ḥarmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (1): 23–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359071.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 226, YBC 11151

    [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
2020-12-04 at 13:23:29 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311396.
YOS 14, 042 artifact entry (No. P311396). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311396 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311396 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311396},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311396
LB  - CDLI:P311396
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - YOS 14, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311396
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311396.
YOS 14, 042 artifact entry (No. P311396). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311396 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311396 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311396},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311396
LB  - CDLI:P311396
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - YOS 14, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311396
ER  -
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