YOS 04, 278 (P142342)

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 00978

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
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kun-zi-da i7 suh-gibil-du3-a
3. gub-ba
4. ugula a-tu
5. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
2. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} lu-lu-bum2{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P142342

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 00978
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: YOS 4, 278

    [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
2014-10-19 at 02:06:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142342.
YOS 04, 278 artifact entry (No. P142342). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142342 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142342 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142342},
}

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TI  - YOS 04, 278 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 04, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142342.
YOS 04, 278 artifact entry (No. P142342). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142342 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142342 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142342},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142342
LB  - CDLI:P142342
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 04, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142342
ER  - 
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