YOS 04, 144 (P142208)

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 00937

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-ku3-nun-na-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. zi lugal-ta#? u3-na-a-du11
4. {d#}[dam]-ki#-na-ra
5. [ensi2] pu-us2[{ki}-ra he2-na]-szum2#-mu
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}[nin]-gir2#-[su]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-[...]
4. ARAD2 [...]

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142208

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 00937
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 144

    [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, 228

    [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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142208.
YOS 04, 144 artifact entry (No. P142208). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142208 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142208 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142208},
}

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TI  - YOS 04, 144 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142208.
YOS 04, 144 artifact entry (No. P142208). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142208 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142208 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142208},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142208
LB  - CDLI:P142208
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - YOS 04, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142208
ER  - 
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