YOS 04, 141 (P142205)

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 01482

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-sila-luh-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(u) gu2 {u2}NE-NE
4. {d}nanna-ki-ag2
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}[szul-gi]
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}[li9-si4]
2. ensi2
3. umma[{ki}]
4. ARAD2-zu

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) S006150.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142205

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 01482
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005184
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016223
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1482

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 141

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2029, ex. 2

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: TCS 1, 278

    [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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:11 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 Artifact

“YOS 04, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142205.
YOS 04, 141 artifact entry (No. P142205). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142205 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142205 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {YOS 04, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142205},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142205.
YOS 04, 141 artifact entry (No. P142205). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142205 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142205 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {YOS 04, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142205},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P142205
LB  - CDLI:P142205
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - YOS 04, 141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142205
ER  -
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