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YOS 04, 217 (P142281)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 00289

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu masz2 niga hi-a
2. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2
3. 2(disz) udu niga ha-ar-szi-tum
4. u4 lugal iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na
5. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
6. {d}en-ki
7. kas3-pu-sza sagi maszkim
8. sza3 e2 sukkal-mah
reverse
1. zi-ga-am3
2. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) u8 ba-usz2
3. ki puzur4-esz18?-dar? giri3 szu-bi-li-li
4. e2-ta e3-a
5. 1(disz) u8 1(disz) sila4 ga
6. giri3 lugal-uszumgal
7. 3(u) 4(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
8. giri3 puzur4-tab-nu-um
9. na-gab2-tum-ta
10. sila-ta kux(KWU636)-ra u4 2(u)-[kam]
11. iti ses-da-gu7
left
1. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-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, 217

[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 00289
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.03.24
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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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:17:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:23:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:08	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 (005259) (005259)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-015030) (BC-015030)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.289) (YBC.289)

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142281.

YOS 04, 217 artifact entry (No. P142281). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142281 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142281 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142281},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - YOS 04, 217 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142281.

YOS 04, 217 artifact entry (No. P142281). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142281 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142281 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142281
LB  - CDLI:P142281
M1  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - YOS 04, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142281
ER  -