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YOS 04, 179 (P142243)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 00105

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
2. e2-szitim gub-ba
3. ga-esz{ki}-ka gub-ba
4. ugula lugal-nesag-e
5. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
reverse
seal impression
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ab-ba-gi#-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ma2#-[gur8]-re#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: YOS 4, 179

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 00105
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2011-07-22 at 14:23:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (005221) (005221)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-014846) (BC-014846)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.105) (YBC.105)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001893.2 (composite) (P533324)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142243.

YOS 04, 179 artifact entry (No. P142243). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142243 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142243 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142243},
}

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TI  - YOS 04, 179 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142243.

YOS 04, 179 artifact entry (No. P142243). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142243 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142243 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142243},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142243
LB  - CDLI:P142243
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - YOS 04, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142243
ER  -