YOS 08, 073 (P292742)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05719

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [ki ni-in]-nu-u2#
4. {disz}{d}nanna-i3-mah#
5. in#-szi-sa10
6. 1(disz) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
8. in-na-an-la2
9. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la
10. e2-e!-ke4
11. ni-in-nu-u2
12. {disz}{d}nanna-i3-mah#-ra#!
reverse
1. in#-na-an-gub#-bu#
2. mu# lugal-bi in-pa3
3. igi# {d}nanna-ku3-zu
4. {disz}a-at-ta-a
5. {disz}na-bi-{d}suen
6. {disz}{d}inanna-ba-ni dumu {d}suen-uru4?
7. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam
8. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-KI
9. iti# du6-ku3
10. [mu] i3-si-in-na ba-an-dab5
seal 1
1. ni-nu-u2
2. dumu lu2 zi-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292742

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05719
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019784
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5719

References

  • primary: YOS 8, 73

    [Faust1941YOS8] Faust, David E. 1941. Contracts from Larsa Dated in the Reign of Rîm-Sin. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 179-180, 513

    [Charpin1986Clergé] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 85, YBC 5719

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-07-13 at 07:37:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 08, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292742.
YOS 08, 073 artifact entry (No. P292742). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292742 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292742 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 08, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292742
LB  - CDLI:P292742
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - YOS 08, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292742
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 08, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292742.
YOS 08, 073 artifact entry (No. P292742). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292742 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292742 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 08, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292742
LB  - CDLI:P292742
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - YOS 08, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292742
ER  -
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