YOS 04, 256 (P142320)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 01151

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 1(disz) ninda-ta
2. 8(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 6(disz) kusz3-ta
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gesz-ur3 8(disz) kusz3-ta
4. 1(u) 4(disz) gesz-ur3 4(disz) kusz3-ta
5. 1(u) 6(disz) {gesz}zi-qur8-ru-um 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gesz-ur3 1(disz)-e ba-ab-su-ub
7. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) esir2 had2 gur
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) esir2 E2-A gur
10. e2 ki-tusz e2 pa-lu5 kisal u3 en-du ba-ra-ab-du8
11. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
12. 3(disz) sar kid gi-sal4
13. gi#-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sa
14. a2#-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
column 2
1. 5(disz) sa gi ti-um-ma
2. 5(disz) gil gazi a2-an tur UD? 1(u) 1(disz)? 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
3. gi-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sa
4. a2-bi u4 2(u)-kam?
5. 3(u) gi-gur5
6. gi-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sa
7. {u2}a-|ZI&ZI| nig2-ub-ba-bi 1(asz) gu2
8. a2-bi u4 3(disz)
9. 4(ban2) mun
10. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gazi
11. szu gesz-ur3-ka ba-a-si
12. 3(u) 1(barig) kasz gur pu2
13. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)
15. du10-us2-sze3
16. sza3 ge6-par4
17. 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}u3#-suh5 gal DISZ? 1(u) la2 1(disz) kusz3-ta
18. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 4(disz) [kusz3]-ta#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 8(disz) gesz-ur3 1(u) la2 1(disz) kusz3-ta
2. 1(u) 5(disz) gesz-ur3 7(disz) kusz3-ta
3. 3(u) 2(disz) gesz-ur3 4(disz) kusz3-ta
4. 6(disz) {gesz}dal us2? 4(disz) kusz3-ta
5. 1(u) 3(disz) {gesz}zi-qur8-ru-um 2(disz) kusz3-ta
6. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gesz-ur3 A gesz x-e ba-ab-su-ub
7. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar kid gi-sal4
8. gi-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(disz) x
9. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u)
10. 1(u) 2(disz) sa gi ti-um-ma
11. 1(gesz'u) gil gazi a2-an tur 3(u)? 1(u) 1(disz)? 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
12. gi-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u)
13. a2-bi u4 4(u)
14. 5(u) gi-gur5
15. gi-bi 2(u) 5(disz) sa
16. {u2}a-|ZI&ZI| nig2-ub-ba-bi 1(asz) 1/2(asz) gu2
17. a2-bi u4 5(disz)
column 2
1. [x] ma#-na siki-ud5 x-tum-ma-sze3
2. [...] mun
3. 3(ban2) gazi
4. szu gesz-ur3-ka ba-a-si
5. 8(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
6. ba-ni-UD-KA-sze3?
7. x-x-DISZ-sze3?
8. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
9. [...] 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. sze-ba i3-ba szitim-ma
11. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz gesz mu sar murgu2 ar-za-ga2 ba-ab-x
12. 3(asz) sze kasz ninda gur
13. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
14. u4-e kasz-de2-a
15. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) in-u gur
16. im-ma ba-a-si
  1 line blank
17. zi-ga e2 ga-esz
18. mu kiszib3 ur-mu-mu4 szum2-mu-da-sze3
19. mu ab-ba-gi-na
left
1. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ab-ba-gi-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001893.2 (composite) (P533324) S001893.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142320

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 01151
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005298
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-015892
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1151

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 256

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142320.
YOS 04, 256 artifact entry (No. P142320). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142320 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142320 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142320},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142320
LB  - CDLI:P142320
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - YOS 04, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142320
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142320.
YOS 04, 256 artifact entry (No. P142320). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142320 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142320 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142320},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142320
LB  - CDLI:P142320
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - YOS 04, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142320
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.