YOS 04, 038 (P142102)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 01295

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-sze3
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. ki lugal-me-du10-ga-ta
4. ba-an-zi-ge-e
5. szu ba-ti
6. 1(disz) ur3#-e-ba-ab-du7
reverse
1. 1(disz) ur-a-amasz?
2. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
3. iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) zal-la
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen
envelope
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-sze3
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. ki lugal-me-du10-ga-ta
4. ba-an-zi-ge-e
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. 1(disz) ur3-e-ba-ab-du7
reverse
1. 1(disz) ur-a-amasz?
2. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
  1 line blank
3. iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) zal-la
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ba-zi#-[ge]
2. dumu# lu2#-[...]
  (following Mayr)

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    Mayr 1997, 099.1

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: YOS 4, 38

    [Keiser1919YOS4] Keiser, Clarence E. 1919. Selected Temple Documents of the Ur Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 01295
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Nippur month name, Umma seal

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.09.12
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-07-30 at 16:26:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 01:13:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 01:12:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:11:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002036.1 (composite) (P533345) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142102.
YOS 04, 038 artifact entry (No. P142102). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142102 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142102 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142102},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142102
LB  - CDLI:P142102
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - YOS 04, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142102
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142102.
YOS 04, 038 artifact entry (No. P142102). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142102 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142102 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142102},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142102
LB  - CDLI:P142102
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - YOS 04, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142102
ER  -
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