YOS 18, 053 (P142447)

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

BC 002918

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

42.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) u8 kur-ra bar-gal2
2. ri-ri-ga
3. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 3
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142447

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number BC 002918
Accession Number Lager 00012

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034688
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002918
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Lager.12

References

  • primary: YOS 18, 53

    [Snell1991YOS18] Snell, Daniel C., and Carl H. Lager. 1991. Economic Texts from Sumer. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 18. New Haven: Yale University Press.

    dead ewe, kisib

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
2011-07-22 at 14:23:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142447.
YOS 18, 053 artifact entry (No. P142447). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142447 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 18, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142447 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 18, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142447
LB  - CDLI:P142447
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - YOS 18, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142447
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142447.
YOS 18, 053 artifact entry (No. P142447). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142447 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 18, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142447 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 18, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142447
LB  - CDLI:P142447
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - YOS 18, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142447
ER  -
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