RA 034, 183-190 (P290885)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Dura-Europus), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06518

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Dura-Europus)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012784 (composite) (P509082) S012784 uncertain (mod. Dura-Europus) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Hammurapi.00.00.00 of Hana

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290885

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Dura-Europus)
section H-2
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06518
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020584
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6518

References

  • primary: RA 034 (pp. 183-190), 183-90

    [Stephens1937RA34] Stephens, Ferris J. 1937. “A Cuneiform Tablet from Dura-Europus.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 34 (4): 183–90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23284120.

    (P, C, T, Tr)

  • history: RIME 4, .23.10.01, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Land of Hana, 139-143

    [Podany2002Hana] Podany, Amanda. 2002. The Land of Hana : Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition. Bethesda, Md. : CDL Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 120, YBC 6518

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: MARI 5, p.141-154, p. 150f

    [Collon1987Išar-Lim] Collon, Dominique. 1987. “Išar-Lim.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 141–54.

    (seal)

  • citation: JCS 11 (pp. 63-73), 64 (seal)

    [Goetze1957Chronology] Goetze, Albrecht. 1957. “On the Chronology of the Second Millennium B. C. (Concluded).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 11 (3): 63–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359011.

  • citation: LAPO 3 = IRSA, IVG2a

    [Sollberger1971IRSA] Sollberger, Edmond, and Jean-Robert Kupper. 1971. Inscriptions Royales Sumériennes et Akkadiennes. Liiératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 3. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

    (seal)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-04 at 18:52:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:46:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:50:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-13 at 19:38:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 034, 183-190 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290885.
RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry (No. P290885). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290885 (Original work published 2006)
RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290885 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290885},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290885
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290885
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 034, 183-190 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290885.
RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry (No. P290885). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290885 (Original work published 2006)
RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290885 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290885},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290885
LB  - CDLI:P290885
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RA 034, 183-190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290885
ER  -
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