YNER 08, 18 (P112510)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01978

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
3. 4(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
4. ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 la2 5(disz) sze
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 1(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 gur
7. ku3-bi 2/3(disz)# ma-na 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
8. [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. [ki] pa3-da-ta
10. [n] 2(disz)#? sila3 i3-szah2
11. [ku3-bi] 5(disz)# 1/3(disz)# gin2 5(disz) sze
12. [ki] lu2#-{d}inanna-ta
13. [n] 6(disz)# 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
14. [ku3]-bi# 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 3(disz) sze
15. [ki] lugal-he2-gal2-ta
16. [n] 4(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
17. [ku3]-bi# 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
18. ki# da-da dumu dub-e2-ta
19. 5(ban2)# 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
20. ku3#-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
21. lu2# nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
22. n 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
23. [ku3]-bi# 1/3(disz)? gin2
24. [nam]-ha-ni aga3-us2
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1. [n] 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3#-szah2
2. [ku3]-bi# 1(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
3. [x]-x-gu2?-an-dul3
4. [...]-ba
5. [n] i3-gesz
6. [...] x-he2?-gal2?
7. [...]-x-ta
8. [...] i3-gesz
9. [ku3]-bi# 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gin2
10. [ki] inim#-ma-ni-zi-ta
11. [n] i3#-gesz ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gin2
12. [ki] ur#-{d}lamma-ta
13. [n] i3#-gesz ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
14. [x] x ur-{d}utu dam-gar3
15. [n] 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
16. [ku3]-bi 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze
17. [n] 5(ban2)# 3(disz) 1/2(disz) i3-szah2
18. [ku3]-bi# 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
19. ki# szesz-kal-la-ta
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20. szunigin# 2(asz) 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz gur
21. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gal2? 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze#
22. szunigin 4(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 i3-szah2 gur
23. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze
24. i3 sa10-a kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
25. mu# en-mah-gal-an-na 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)

Collections

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: YNER 8, 18

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 01978
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 10:23:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2012-05-22 at 09:11:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-05-21 at 13:02:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-05-21 at 12:34:04	Allred, Lance	Transliteration	Allred, Lance		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:34:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:09:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 19:34:52	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 18:40:52	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024124) (024124)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-001978) (BC-001978)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.1978) (MLC.1978)
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (3629) (3629)

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Cite this Artifacts

“YNER 08, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112510.

YNER 08, 18 artifact entry (No. P112510). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112510 (Original work published 2001)

YNER 08, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112510 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112510},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YNER 08, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112510.

YNER 08, 18 artifact entry (No. P112510). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112510 (Original work published 2001)

YNER 08, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112510 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112510},
}

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