YOS 04, 266 (P142330)

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 01089

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur
2. a2-bi 1(ban2)-ta u4 6(disz)-sze3
3. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
4. ka i7 da-umma{ki}-sze3 siki ib2-de6
reverse
1. 7(disz) ma2 1(u) gur 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2)
3. x-sze3 ka i7#-ta
  erasure
4. umma{ki} siki ma2 ti-sze3 ib2-a
5. sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2)
6. iti? zu2-si
  some text moved to next line
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: YOS 4, 266

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 238 (seal)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 01089
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.00.00 to Amar-Suen.01.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2016-06-14 at 11:48:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:34 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002663.4 (composite) (P533475) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 266 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142330.
YOS 04, 266 artifact entry (No. P142330). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142330 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 266 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142330 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YOS 04, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142330},
}

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TI  - YOS 04, 266 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 266 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142330.
YOS 04, 266 artifact entry (No. P142330). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142330 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 266 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142330 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YOS 04, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142330},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P142330
LB  - CDLI:P142330
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - YOS 04, 266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142330
ER  - 
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