YNER 08, 13 (P112505)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16607

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

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur-ta
 en: 70 gur barley, 1 gur 5 ban2 each,
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) gur 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur-ta
 en: 110 gur, 1 gur 4 ban2 each,
3. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
 en: its silver: 2 1/2 mana 7 shekels 9 1/2 grains,
  calculation: (70 ÷ 350/300) + (110 ÷ 340/300) ≈ 157 10.6/180 (text has 157 9.5/180)
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šu-Suen is king;”
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur
 en: 70 gur (barley),
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
 en: its silver: 1 mana 10 shekels,
  calculation: 70 ÷ 300/300 = 70
7. mu ma2 dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The barge Dara-abzu-of-Enki was caulked;”
8. 2(gesz2)# 1(u)# 4(asz)# gur
 en: 134 gur,
9. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na> 7(disz) 1/2(disz) <gin2>
 en: its silver: 2 1/2 (mana) 7 1/2 (shekels),
  calculation: 134 ÷ 255/300 ≈ 157 116.5/180 (text has 157 90/180)
  ma of ma-na on tablet, partially erased
10. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed;”
  blank space
11. sze ku3-sze3 sa10-a
 en: barley for silver exchanged;
bottom
1. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) 5(u) 7(disz@v) 2(u) 1(u) 5(disz)
 en: 6.57;20 0;0,15
  calculation: 157 9.5/180 + 70 + 157 90/180 + 32 155/180 [rev. 1] = 417 74.5/180 (text has 6.57;20 15 = 417 1/3 + 15 = 417 (60 + 15 =)75/180)
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
 en: 1/2 mana 2 5/6 shekels 5 grains silver,
2. la2-ia3 su-ga ugula kikken2 sa2-du11 ensi2-ka
 en: replaced deficit, foreman of the mill, regular offering of the governor;
  blank space
3. szunigin# 6(disz)# 5/6(disz)# ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
 en: total: 6 5/6 mana 7 1/2 shekels 15 grains,
  error 1/2 for 0;20 of sexagesimal notation bottom of obverse
4. sza3#-[bi]-ta
 en: therefrom:
5. 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sa10-am3 x x x zabar uruda szu-nir-ra x
 en: 14 2/3 shekels, exchange middle for ... bronze, copper, standards, ...,
6. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: 4 1/2 mana silver,
7. kiszib3# ensi2#-ka
 en: under seal of the governor,
8. la2-ia3 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar x
 en: the deficit: 2 mana 13 shekels silver,
  calculation: 417 105/180 - (14 120/180 + 270) = 132 165/180 (text has 133, potentially with la2 1(u) 5(disz) squeezed in below)
9. nig2-ka9-ak ku3 ensi2-ka
 en: account of silver of the governor,
10. giri3 lu2-kal-la
 en: via Lukalla;
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-ta
 en: from year: “Šu-Suen is king”
12. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3-sze3
 en: to year following: “Amorite Wall was erected.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.00.00 to Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112505

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 16607
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: YNER 8, 13

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-12-08 at 22:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-17 at 12:35:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-17 at 12:33:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-14 at 14:38:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L.; Jiménez, Enrique CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-13 at 10:07:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-12 at 10:26:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-09-12 at 10:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:50:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YNER 08, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112505.
YNER 08, 13 artifact entry (No. P112505). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112505 (Original work published 2001)
YNER 08, 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112505 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112505},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YNER 08, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112505.
YNER 08, 13 artifact entry (No. P112505). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112505 (Original work published 2001)
YNER 08, 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112505 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112505},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/29/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P112505
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - YNER 08, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112505
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