YOS 04, 291 (P142355)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 01812Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra masz2 gur
3. masz2-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
5. sza3 e2 szu-szum2-ma
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra masz2 ga2-ga2 gur masz2-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3]
7. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
8. 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
10. sza3 kiszib3 dab-ba ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
11. [...] 2(u) 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. [x]-bi a ur4-a mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
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13. [...] 1(u) 9(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
14. [...] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
15. [...] 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra gur
16. zi-ga mu en eridu{ki}-ta
17. mu si-ma-num2[{ki} ba-hul]-sze3
18. x-x-zi-[x]-x-x
reverse
1. [sza3]-bi-ta
2. [x] 3(barig) sze gur
3. 4(barig) masz2 sze ur5-ra
4. 3(ban2) x zi3 nu-ar3-a
5. mu en# [eridu]{ki} ba-hun
6. 2(u) 2(asz) [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. 5(asz) 2(barig) [x] sila3 sze gur
8. a2 zi3 nu-ar3-a
9. mu en ga-[esz]{ki} ba-hun
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-a ugu2 gu-du-du ba-a-gar
11. 2(u) 6(asz) gur mu en ga-esz{ki}
12. 6(asz) 4(barig) gur mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
13. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-a ugu2-a ba-a-gar
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur mu en eridu{ki}
15. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur 4(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
16. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra
17. mu en ga-esz{ki}
18. mu si-ma-num2{ki}-a ugu2-a ba-<a>-gar
19. szunigin 3(asz) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra gur
22. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur a2 zi3 nu-ar3-a
left
column 1
1. zi-ga-am3
2. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra
3. la2-ia3-am3
column 3
1. 2(u) [...] x x
2. gur igi mu en x-x{ki#} masz2-[e i3-pa3]
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra masz2 gur
3. masz2-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
5. sza3 e2 szu-szum2-ma
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra masz2 ga2-ga2 gur masz2-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3]
7. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
8. 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
10. sza3 kiszib3 dab-ba ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
11. [...] 2(u) 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. [x]-bi a ur4-a mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
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13. [...] 1(u) 9(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
14. [...] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
15. [...] 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra gur
16. zi-ga mu en eridu{ki}-ta
17. mu si-ma-num2[{ki} ba-hul]-sze3
18. x-x-zi-[x]-x-x
reverse
1. [sza3]-bi-ta
2. [x] 3(barig) sze gur
3. 4(barig) masz2 sze ur5-ra
4. 3(ban2) x zi3 nu-ar3-a
5. mu en# [eridu]{ki} ba-hun
6. 2(u) 2(asz) [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. 5(asz) 2(barig) [x] sila3 sze gur
8. a2 zi3 nu-ar3-a
9. mu en ga-[esz]{ki} ba-hun
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-a ugu2 gu-du-du ba-a-gar
11. 2(u) 6(asz) gur mu en ga-esz{ki}
12. 6(asz) 4(barig) gur mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
13. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-a ugu2-a ba-a-gar
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur mu en eridu{ki}
15. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur 4(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
16. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra
17. mu en ga-esz{ki}
18. mu si-ma-num2{ki}-a ugu2-a ba-<a>-gar
19. szunigin 3(asz) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra gur
22. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur a2 zi3 nu-ar3-a
left
column 1
1. zi-ga-am3
2. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 masz2 sze ur5-ra
3. la2-ia3-am3
column 3
1. 2(u) [...] x x
2. gur igi mu en x-x{ki#} masz2-[e i3-pa3]
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
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: YOS 4, 291
[Keiser1919YOS4] Keiser, Clarence E. 1919. Selected Temple Documents of the Ur Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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- Museum No.: YBC 01812
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00, Amar-Suen.09.00.00, Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Šū-Suen.02.00.00, Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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- Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.00.00 to Šū-Suen.03.00.00
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:23:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:31:10 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (005333) (005333)
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-016553) (BC-016553)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.1812) (YBC.1812)
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Cite this Artifacts
“YOS 04, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142355.
YOS 04, 291 artifact entry (No. P142355). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142355 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 291 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142355 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
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