YOS 04, 163 (P142227)

Administrative 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 01515

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) inim-{d}szara2
2. agar4-nigin2 igi e2#-mah-sze3
3. iti e2-iti-6(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-am3 ba-ra-zal-la#-ta
4. iti diri-sze3
reverse
  blank space
1. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ha-ia3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e [szusz3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.08.15 to Šū-Suen.03.13.00 (intercalated)

Seals

Mayr diss. p. 303

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003102.2 (composite) (P533596) S003102.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142227

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 01515
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005205
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016256
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1515

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 163

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

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
2015-06-24 at 09:42:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-17 at 03:36:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:11:35 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, 163 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142227.
YOS 04, 163 artifact entry (No. P142227). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142227 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 163 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142227 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142227},
}


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TI  - YOS 04, 163 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 163 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142227.
YOS 04, 163 artifact entry (No. P142227). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142227 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 163 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142227 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142227},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142227
LB  - CDLI:P142227
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - YOS 04, 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142227
ER  -
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