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YOS 04, 274 (P142338)

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 00989

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. 5(disz) gesz 1(u) 3(disz) kusz3-ta
2. 6(disz) gesz 1(u) 2(disz) kusz3-ta
3. 7(disz) gesz 1(u) 1(disz) kusz3-ta
4. 3(u) gesz 1(u) kusz3-ta
5. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(u) la2 1(disz) kusz3-ta
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 8(disz) kusz3-ta
7. 7(disz) gesz 7(disz) kusz3-ta
8. 2(disz) gesz 6(disz) kusz3-ta
reverse
1. tir ti-im-durunx(|KU.KU|)-ta
2. ki ab-ba-saga-ta
3. e2-gal tum-malx(TUR3){ki}-sze3
4. giri3 lugal-inim-gi-na
5. ma2 sze-ka ba-a-gar
6. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
7. mu {d}szul-gi lugal bad3 ma-da mu-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, 274

[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 00989
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.03.00
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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	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.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:09	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (005316) (005316)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-015730) (BC-015730)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.989) (YBC.989)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 274 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142338.

YOS 04, 274 artifact entry (No. P142338). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142338 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142338 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142338},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142338
LB  - CDLI:P142338
M1  - 2026/1/6/
TI  - YOS 04, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142338
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 274 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142338.

YOS 04, 274 artifact entry (No. P142338). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142338 (Original work published 2001)

YOS 04, 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142338 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142338
LB  - CDLI:P142338
M1  - 2026/1/6/
TI  - YOS 04, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142338
ER  -