YOS 18, 068 (P142462)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC — ?

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. 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
2. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-du10-ga dumu-lugal
4. 2(ban2) ur-{d}suen nar
reverse
1. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta#
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
3. iti# diri
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142462

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 YBC — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034703

References

  • primary: YOS 18, 68

    [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.

    flour, kisib - tablet now missing

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-07 at 08:52:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:59 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, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142462.
YOS 18, 068 artifact entry (No. P142462). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142462
YOS 18, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142462 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142462
LB  - CDLI:P142462
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142462
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142462.
YOS 18, 068 artifact entry (No. P142462). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142462
YOS 18, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142462 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142462
LB  - CDLI:P142462
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - YOS 18, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142462
ER  -
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