YOS 04, 143 (P142207)

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 01494

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. a2-an-du-ru
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(asz) ziz2 gur lugal
4. 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. ur-{d}{gesz}gigir
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
reverse
1. szesz-kal-la
2. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
3. na-mi-gur-re
seal 1
1. ARAD2-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}

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 001582 (composite) (P454292) S001582 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142207

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 01494
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005186
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016235
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1494

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 143

    [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, 18

    [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
2014-09-07 at 08:53:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:16 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, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142207.
YOS 04, 143 artifact entry (No. P142207). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142207 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 143 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P142207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - YOS 04, 143 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142207.
YOS 04, 143 artifact entry (No. P142207). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142207 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 143 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142207
LB  - CDLI:P142207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - YOS 04, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142207
ER  -
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