YOS 04, 128 (P142192)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 00418

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur#-{d}ba-ba6-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. [x] gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
4. [masz2 ku3]-babbar#-a-bi
5. [... sze gur] lugal
6. [masz sze]-bi
7. [puzur4-dingir]-szum
8. [he2-na]-ab#-szum2-mu
reverse
1. masz2 ku3-babbar u3 masz2 sze-bi ugu2-ba he2-na-a-ga2-ga2
2. na-mi-gur-re
3. di# dab5-ba {d}szara2-kam-ma-kam
4. nu-mi-gu2-ru-na-za
5. mu lugal-bi
6. puzur4-dingir-szum
7. in#-na-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142192

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 00418
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005171
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-015159
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.418

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 128

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

  • history: TCS 1, 209

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

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
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:17:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:04 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142192.
YOS 04, 128 artifact entry (No. P142192). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142192 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142192 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142192},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142192
LB  - CDLI:P142192
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 04, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142192
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142192.
YOS 04, 128 artifact entry (No. P142192). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142192 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142192 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142192},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142192
LB  - CDLI:P142192
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - YOS 04, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142192
ER  -
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