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YOS 04, 271 (P142335)

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 01142

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
1. 6(disz) sila3 ninda bara2 gir13-gesz[{ki}]
2. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda {d}nin-e11-e
3. 8(disz) sila3 {d}gu-la
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4. ugu2 lu2-du10-ga ga2-ga2-dam
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga {d}gu-la
6. 8(disz) sila3 ninda {d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ-ka-limmu2
7. 2(disz) sila3# {d}nin-eb-gal
8. 2(disz) [sila3 ...] x ki sag [x]
9. x [...] e2
10. [...] sila3# ninda {d}szul-gi
11. [...] {d}suen
blank space
reverse
1. [x] sila3# kasz [...]
2. {d}nansze [...] mu si-[...]
3. ugu2 LAGAB-a [x] ga2-ga2-dam#
1 line blank
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
5. {d}en-MI#
1 line blank
6. 2(disz) sila3 {d}[...]
7. ugu2-a nu-ub-[gar]
blank space
8. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda nig2-gal2-la {d}eb-gal
text moved to next line
9. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul-ta ugu2 gudu4-ka nu-ub-gar
1 line blank

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, 271

[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 01142
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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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
2011-07-22 at 14:23:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:12:26	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 (005313) (005313)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-015883) (BC-015883)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.1142) (YBC.1142)

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142335.

YOS 04, 271 artifact entry (No. P142335). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142335 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142335 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142335},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 04, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142335.

YOS 04, 271 artifact entry (No. P142335). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142335 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142335 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142335
LB  - CDLI:P142335
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - YOS 04, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142335
ER  -