YOS 13, 004 (P429711)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1904.06.045

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _erin2! sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _ki_ i-din-{d}e2-a _di-ku5_
4. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}[utu] <<im#-hu-ru>>
5. {disz}a-na-sza-se-e#-qe2-ru-ub
6. _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum#
7. _szu# ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. _u4 buru14 erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_ i-la-ak
2. u2-ul i-la-ak-ma
3. ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula gidri dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}suen#?
5. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dub-sar_
single ruling
6. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3-da udinim{ki}-ma {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu#-ke4# bi2-in-gul-la_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. a-na-sza-se-e-qe2-ru-ub

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammi-ditana.37.12.18
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P429711 P406239 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P429711

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1904.06.045
Accession Number	03694 (SM catalogue: 0956)

References

primary: YOS 13, 4

[Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-07-17 at 13:09:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-04-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429711.

YOS 13, 004 artifact entry (No. P429711). (2012, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429711

YOS 13, 004 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429711 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2012YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {YOS 13, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429711},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/4/27/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429711
LB  - CDLI:P429711
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - YOS 13, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429711
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429711.

YOS 13, 004 artifact entry (No. P429711). (2012, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429711

YOS 13, 004 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429711 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2012YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {YOS 13, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429711},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/4/27/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429711
LB  - CDLI:P429711
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - YOS 13, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429711
ER  -