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YBC 09818 (P200998)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 09818

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
partial transliteration
column 4
1. ...
2. a-sza3 musz-bi-an-na
3. za3 gu2-edin-na-sze3
4. 5(bur'u)# GAN2 saga
5. 1(bur'u)# 3(bur3)# 7(iku)! 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
6. [a]-sza3 gu2-edin-na
7. [1(bur'u)] 1(bur3) GAN2 saga
8. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 muru13
9. a-sza3 usz-gid2-da a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 u3 a#-dalla!? GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 muru13
11. a-sza3 {d}nin-ildu3 da a#-sza3# gu2-edin#-na
12. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13
13. sza3 e3 kun SZE3-ISZ-SZE3-ISZ-bi
14. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 saga
15. 1(bur'u) GAN2 muru13
16. a-sza3 me-en-kar2
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17. szunigin 6(szar2) 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 saga
18. szunigin 6(szar2) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
blank space
column 5
1. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na u3 a-sza3 me-en-kar2
2. ...

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)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Fs Beckman (pp. 295-308), 297

[Steinkeller2013FsBeckman] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2013. “The Umma Field Ušgida and the Question of Garšana’s Location.” In Beyond Hatti: A Tribute to Gary Beckman, 295–308. Atlanta, GA: Lockwood.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 09818
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-24 at 16:20:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-11-18 at 01:57:48	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061620) (061620)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-023817) (BC-023817)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.9818) (YBC.9818)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 09818 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200998.

YBC 09818 artifact entry (No. P200998). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200998 (Original work published 2002)

YBC 09818 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200998 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200998},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 09818 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200998.

YBC 09818 artifact entry (No. P200998). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200998 (Original work published 2002)

YBC 09818 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200998 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {YBC 09818 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200998},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P200998
M1  - 2026/1/15/
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