YOS 04, 249 (P142313)

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 03627

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. [...] 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
2. [gu]-nigin2#-ba 1(u) 8(disz) sa-ta
3. [ki] ur#-{d}da-ni-ta
blank space
4. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
5. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sa gi
6. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) sa-ta
7. ki lugal-gu4-e-ta
blank space
8. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
9. 1(szar2) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sa gi
10. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 3(disz) sa-ta
11. ki i7-pa-e3-ta
12. 1(szar2) 8(gesz2) 3(u) sa# gi
13. gu-[nigin2-ba] 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
14. ga2#-nun kux(KWU147)-ra
15. 2(gesz2) sa gi#
16. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
17. e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
18. ki da-du-mu-ta
19. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) sa gi
20. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
21. ga2-nun kux(KWU147)-ra
22. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sa gi
23. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
24. e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
25. ki ur-{gesz}gigir szabra-ta
26. 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
27. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
column 2
1. ki da-da-ga-ta
2. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
3. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
4. ki lugal-nesag-e-ta
5. 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
6. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
7. ga2-nun kux(KWU147)-ra
8. 4(gesz2) 6(disz) sa gi
9. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
10. e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
11. ki lugal-gu4-e-ta
12. 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 5(disz) sa gi
13. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
14. ga2-nun kux(KWU147)-ra
15. 6(gesz2) sa gi e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
16. ki lugal-ku3-zu-ta
17. 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sa gi
18. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
19. ga2-nun kux(KWU147)-ra
20. 3(gesz2) sa e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
21. ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
22. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) sa gi
23. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
24. ki ur-{d}suen dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
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25. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-ni
column 3
1. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
3. ugu2 lugal-a2-zi-da ba-a-gar
4. 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) sa gi
5. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
6. e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
7. ki szesz-kal-la dumu da-da-ta
8. ugu2 lugal-a2-zi-da ba-a-gar
9. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
10. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
11. ki da-du-mu-ta
12. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi
13. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
14. ki i7-pa-e3-ta
15. ugu2 lugal-a2-zi-da ba-a-gar
16. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sa gi
17. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
18. ki lugal-gu4-e-ta
19. 8(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi
20. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
21. ugu2 lugal-a2-zi-da ba-a-gar
22. ki lugal-ku3-zu-ta
blank space
23. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
24. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) sa gi
reverse
column 1
1. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
2. ki lugal-ku3-zu-ta
3. 5(u) 5(disz) sa gi
4. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
5. ki ba-sa6-ta
1 line blank
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
blank space
column 2
blank space
column 3
blank space
1. ugu2#? ga2-ga2
2. [ki ...] u3 ugula nam-1(gesz2)#?-ta
3. [mu {d}amar]-{d}suen [lugal-e ur]-bi2#-lum{ki} [mu]-hul

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, 249

[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 03627
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: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2015-04-21 at 07:45:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:23:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:12:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:09	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 (005291) (005291)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-017692) (BC-017692)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.3627) (YBC.3627)

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142313.

YOS 04, 249 artifact entry (No. P142313). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142313 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142313 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142313},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142313.

YOS 04, 249 artifact entry (No. P142313). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142313 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142313 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142313},
}

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