YOS 04, 213 (P142277)

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 03680

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. 2(u) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
2. ki ba-sa6-ta
3. 1(u) 1(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-ta
4. ki szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim-ta
erased line
5. ki {gesz}guzza-ni-ta
6. 1(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)
7. 2(u) 1(disz) {uruda}gur10
8. ki ur-e2-an-na-ta
9. 2(u) 4(disz) {uruda}gur10
10. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
11. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10
12. ki szesz-kal-la szabra-ta
13. 1(disz) {uruda}gur10#
14. ki a-lu5-lu5#-ta
15. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10 <ki> da?-uruda-gesz? szabra-ta
16. 1(u) 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 ki lugal#?-he2-gal2-ta
17. [x] {uruda}gur10 mu ur-{d}x-x-sze3
18. [ki] ur-{d}ma-mi muhaldim-ta
19. [x {uruda}]gur10 ki szesz-kal-[la] gu-za-la2-ta
column 2
1. 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 ki ur-zu-ta
2. 8(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
3. ki ur-e2-nun-ta
4. 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 ki ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim-ta
5. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10 ki lu2-banda3#{da}-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) {uruda}gur10
7. ki lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-ta
8. a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam
9. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) {uruda}gur10
10. ki ur-{d}nin-su-ta
11. 6(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
13. a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam
ll. 11-13 = P127625 (RA 012, 020 08)
14. 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
15. 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
16. a-ra2 2(disz)-a-kam
17. ki lugal-{gesz}kiri6-ta
18. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
19. 4(disz) {uruda}gur10
20. ki ur-e2-an-na-ta
21. 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
22. 3(u) 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
23. ki lu5-lu5-ni-ta
erased line
24. ki ur-e11-e-ta
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reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1/3(disz)-[ta]
2. [...] 6(gesz2) 2(u) {uruda}gur10#
3. [a-ra2] 1(disz)-[a-kam]
4. [...]-x-kam-ta
5. [...]-ta
6. [...]-si-ta
7. 5(u) [{uruda}]gur10
8. x-x-x-KA
9. 4(u) {uruda}gur10
10. kiszib3# ur-abzu
11. 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
12. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10
13. kiszib3 lu5-lu5-ni
14. 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
15. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) {uruda}gur10
16. kiszib3# da-da-ga
17. 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
18. 1(u) 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
19. kiszib3# lugal-e2-mah-e szabra
20. 1(u) 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
21. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu da-da
22. 1(u) {uruda}gur10
23. kiszib3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka
24. 1(u) 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
25. 2(u) la2 2(disz) {uruda}gur10
26. da-da-ga szu ba-ti
27. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) {uruda}gur10
28. 1(u) 3(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta#
column 2
1. x-x-[...]
2. x x ba-a-[x]
3. [x] {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-[ta]
4. [...] 7(disz) {uruda}gur10#
5. ugu2# ur-x-[x]
6. [...] x x [x]
7. [...] 3(u) 6(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-[ta]
8. [...] {uruda}gur10 1(u) gin2-ta
9. zi-ga-am3
blank space
10. [...] x x mun
11. [...] 4(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz)-ta
12. 2(u) 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-ta
13. nig2-gal2-la
14. ki lu2-banda3#{da}
blank space
15. nig2-ka9-ak
16. lu2-banda3{da}
17. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
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18. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
blank space

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, 213

[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 03680
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: Šulgi.34.08.00
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Accounting Period:

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
2015-06-24 at 09:42:38	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:50:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:23:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:12:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:08	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		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 (005255) (005255)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-017745) (BC-017745)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.3680) (YBC.3680)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

RA 12 (1915) 20, no. 8 = YOS 04, 213,ii 33-35

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142277.

YOS 04, 213 artifact entry (No. P142277). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142277 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 213 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142277 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142277},
}

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TI  - YOS 04, 213 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142277.

YOS 04, 213 artifact entry (No. P142277). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142277 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 213 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142277 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142277
LB  - CDLI:P142277
M1  - 2025/11/18/
TI  - YOS 04, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142277
ER  -

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