YOS 18, 055 (P142449)

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

BC 002916

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

49.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(barig) kasz du
3. u4 5(disz)-kam
4. 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4 6(disz)-kam
7. 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
8. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
9. u4 7(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki a-al-li2-ta
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
3. iti {d}li9-si4
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 41.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: YOS 18, 55

    [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.

    beer, kisib

  • history: ASJ 11, p.155-224, p. 160

    [Snell1989Lager] Snell, Daniel C. 1989. “The Lager Texts: Transliterations, Translations and Notes.” Acta Sumerologica 11: 155–224.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BC 002916
  • Accession No.: Lager 00010

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.09.05, Šū-Suen.01.09.07
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.01.09.05 to Šū-Suen.01.09.07

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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-09-25 at 17:05:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142449.
YOS 18, 055 artifact entry (No. P142449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142449 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 18, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142449 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 18, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142449},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142449
LB  - CDLI:P142449
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - YOS 18, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142449
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142449.
YOS 18, 055 artifact entry (No. P142449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142449 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 18, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142449 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 18, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142449},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P142449
LB  - CDLI:P142449
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - YOS 18, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142449
ER  -
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