YNER 08, 04 (P112496)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 11453

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(asz) gu2 siki-gi
2. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na
3. 7(disz) kusz udu usz2
4. ku3-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
5. 2(u) {kusz}ummu3
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
7. 4(u) 8(disz) {kusz}e-sir2
8. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
9. 5(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 szu kusz? gu4
10. ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2
11. 4(u) {kusz}a-ga2-la2
12. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
13. 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) ku6 gir2-us2
14. ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sze
15. 1(gesz'u) ku6 sza3-bar gid2
16. ku3#-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) la2 1(disz) sze
17. [x] ku6 sag-kesz2 gid2
18. [ku3-bi x] 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze
19. [...] sila3# ku6-sze6 gur
20. [ku3-bi ...] 1(u) sze
column 2
1. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) ku6 gam-gam
2. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
3. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) ku6 sag-kur2
4. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) sze
5. 2(u) i3-ku6
6. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
8. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze
9. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
10. 1(gesz2) zu2-lum gur
11. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na
12. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
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13. szunigin 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
14. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
15. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 uruda
2. ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze
3. lu2-en-lil2-la2 szu ba-ti
4. 5/6(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
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column 2
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1. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. zi-ga-am3
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3
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4. nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da
5. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: YNER 8, 4

    [Snell1982YNER8] Snell, Daniel C. 1982. Ledgers and Prices. Early Mesopotamian Merchant Accounts. Yale Near Eastern Researches 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 34 n. 115, p. 192 + n. 606

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 257, NBC 11453

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 11453
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Amar-Suen.05.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.04.00.00 to Amar-Suen.05.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:34:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:50:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“YNER 08, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112496.
YNER 08, 04 artifact entry (No. P112496). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112496 (Original work published 2001)
YNER 08, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112496 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112496},
}


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