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YBC 15738 (P211298)

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 15738

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

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

history: Mayr SITU, p. 424

[Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 15738
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-029000) (BC-029000)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.15738) (YBC.15738)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005317 (composite) (P458027)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 15738 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P211298.

YBC 15738 artifact entry (No. P211298). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211298 (Original work published 2002)

YBC 15738 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211298 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 15738 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211298},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 15738 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P211298.

YBC 15738 artifact entry (No. P211298). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211298 (Original work published 2002)

YBC 15738 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211298 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 15738 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211298},
}

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