YOS 04, 137 (P142201)

Letter 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 00918

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}[...]
2. u3 ur-{d}[...]
3. u3-na-[a]-du11
4. {kusz}na-ah-ba-tum aga3 3(disz)-a-bi
reverse
1. lu2-GIN2
2. ha-na-ab-szum2-mu
3. a-ma-ru-kam
4. inim ugula-kam
seal 1
1. lu2-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. dub-sar#

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142201

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 00918
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 137

    [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, 283

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:23:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:04 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142201.
YOS 04, 137 artifact entry (No. P142201). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142201 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142201 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142201},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142201
LB  - CDLI:P142201
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - YOS 04, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142201
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142201.
YOS 04, 137 artifact entry (No. P142201). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142201 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142201 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142201},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142201
LB  - CDLI:P142201
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - YOS 04, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142201
ER  - 
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