YOS 04, 212 (P142276)

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 03885

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
2. iti {d}li9-si4-sze3
3. nu-tuku
4. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
5. dam du11-ga-zi-da
6. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
7. dam ha-an-du
8. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
9. dam a-a-kal-la
10. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
11. dam lu2-eb-gal
12. 1(disz) szu-nir
13. lu2-iri-bar-ra
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
15. 1(disz) ki-du-du-mu
16. 1(disz) lugal-ezem
17. 1(disz) ku-li
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen
19. 1(disz) ib2-ta-ab-e3
20. 1(disz) UD-KI
21. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
22. 1(disz) di-ni
23. 1(disz) ur-e2-babbar2-ra
24. 1(disz) a-li2-ni
25. 1(disz) lugal-{d}utu
26. 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
27. 1(disz) ur-zabala3{ki}
blank space
28. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
29. 1(disz) szu-nir
column 2
1. ur-{d}suen 2(disz)-[kam]
2. 1(disz) lugal-i3-sa6
3. 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ab-u2
5. 1(disz) lu2-saga
6. 1(disz) ur-e2-mah
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8. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
9. dam bi-ga-ti
10. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
11. dam za-a-a
12. 1(disz) dumu kar-ra
13. dam lu2-{d}inanna#
14. 1(disz) nam-aga-si#
15. dam ur-{d}da-mu
16. 1(disz) {uruda}eme-gir2 ku3#? gar
17. ur-{d}lamma
18. 1(disz) {uruda}eme-giri3 ku3 gar#
19. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
20. gul-li-LAGAB?
21. 1(disz) nam-aga-si
22. dam za-ak-num2-ma
23. 1(disz) gal zabar
24. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
25. 3(disz) ud5 lu2-eb-gal sipa
26. 1(disz) {uruda}eme-gir2
27. 1(disz) ud5 2(disz) masz2
28. UD-KI
29. 5(disz) ud5
30. inim-{d}szara2
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. 1(disz) {uruda}eme-gir2 ku3#? [gar]
6'. e2-a-bi2-x
7'. 1(disz) szu-nir
8'. szesz-e-ma-an-[gi4]
9'. 1(disz) dumu kar-[ra]
10'. a2-bi2-[...]
11'. 1(disz) gu4# [...]
12'. 1(disz) u8# [...] x
13'. 3(disz) [...] sila4
14'. ur-{gesz#}gigir
15'. 1(disz) ab2-mah2#
16'. [...]-KI [(x)]
17'. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) lu2-[...]
18'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) i-[...]
19'. 1(disz) gu4-gesz a-da-lal3#?
20'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) szu-{d}[...]
21'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir#
22'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) ur-{d}x
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23'. iti {d}dumu-zi
24'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
25'. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2-gesz#
26'. 7(disz) udu hi-[a]
27'. 1(disz) {uruda}szen
28'. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na#
29'. 1(disz) szu-sze3-la2 zabar
30'. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na
31'. ha-an-du sipa
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. szunigin# 1(u) 3(disz) szu-nir
7'. szunigin# 4(disz) {uruda}eme-gir2
8'. szunigin# [n] 7(disz) dumu kar-ra
9'. szunigin 2(disz)# nam-aga-si
10'. szunigin 1(disz) ab2-mah2
11'. szunigin 1(disz) gu4-gesz
12'. szunigin 3(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
13'. szunigin 3(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
14'. szunigin 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
15'. szunigin 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2-gesz
16'. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
17'. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) ud5 masz2 hi-a
18'. szunigin 2(disz) gal zabar
19'. szunigin ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na
20'. szunigin 1(disz) szu-sze3-la2 zabar
21'. szunigin ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na
22'. szunigin 1(disz) {uruda}szen
23'. szunigin ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na
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24'. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
25'. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
26'. iti sze-sagx(|SZE.KIN|)-ta
27'. iti diri-sze3
28'. giri3 ur-{d}szara2
29'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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, 212

[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 03885
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.01.00, Šū-Suen.06.09.00, Šū-Suen.06.10.00, Šū-Suen.06.12.00, Šū-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated)
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Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.06.01.00 to Šū-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:23:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-02-01 at 12:09:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:06:22	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (005254) (005254)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-017950) (BC-017950)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.3885) (YBC.3885)

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142276.

YOS 04, 212 artifact entry (No. P142276). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142276 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 212 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142276 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142276},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P142276
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TI  - YOS 04, 212 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142276.

YOS 04, 212 artifact entry (No. P142276). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142276 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 212 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142276 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142276},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142276
LB  - CDLI:P142276
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - YOS 04, 212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142276
ER  -