YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 (P387594)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. nam-ga lu2-?-e ma x x
2. ? ku3 x na sza3 du3 mu#?-x-du-?-ba
3. [...] x x x
4. [...] x ku3-babbar na x [...] ?
5. [...] x an x ne du3 sila3 ?
6. x ab [...] x x x nu babbar2 x
7. x x [...]
8. [...] x x x mu-na#-x
9. [...] ur x ib2#-szi-?-a
10. [...] x-mu ib2-ze-ri-a
11. [...] x ra i3-du3 ib2-tu-tu
12. [...] x udu#? lu2-tar szu ba-an-zi-zi-a
reverse
column 1
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P387594
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P387594

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Only obverse inscribed; moderate surface damage to the left side of the obverse and several cracks running through the text.

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number	YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1
Accession Number	PARS 12/01, 005

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2008-12-12 at 21:08:26	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-08-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387594.

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 artifact entry (No. P387594). (2008, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387594

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387594 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2008},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387594},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387594.

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 artifact entry (No. P387594). (2008, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387594

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387594 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {YRL {SC} 1826-{Bx1}-1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387594},
}

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DA  - 2008/8/22/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387594
LB  - CDLI:P387594
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - YRL SC 1826-Bx1-1 artifact entry
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