YOS 13, 011 (P429718)

Legal 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 1893.05.018

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sa10 sze_-im
3. _ki_ {d}utu
4. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ e-ri-bi-ia
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_ |KI.LAM| ib-ba-asz-szu-u2
7. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _iti [... u4 n-kam]
2'. _mu_ [am-mi-... _lugal-e] {uruda}ki-[lugal-gub ...]_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ta-ri-bu-[um]

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)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P429718 P405753 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P429718

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	rev. almost completely broken; Edzard: Ammiditana/Ammisaduqa (Finkelstein)

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 1893.05.018
Accession Number	01116 (SM catalogue: 0245)

References

primary: YOS 13, 11

[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 14:58:34	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, 011 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429718.

YOS 13, 011 artifact entry (No. P429718). (2012, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429718

YOS 13, 011 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429718 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2012YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {YOS 13, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429718},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/4/27/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429718
LB  - CDLI:P429718
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - YOS 13, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429718
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 011 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429718.

YOS 13, 011 artifact entry (No. P429718). (2012, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429718

YOS 13, 011 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429718 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2012YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {YOS 13, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429718},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/4/27/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429718
LB  - CDLI:P429718
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - YOS 13, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429718
ER  -