YOS 21, 148 (P293044)

Letter tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06123

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P293044
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P293044

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 06123
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-009104
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.6123

References

primary: CBCY 1, p. 54, NBC 6123

[Beaulieu1994CBCY1] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. 1994. Late Babylonian Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
primary: YOS 21, 148

[Frahm2011YOS21] Frahm, Eckart, and Michael Jursa. 2011. Neo-Babylonian Letters and Contracts from the Eanna Archive. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 21. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-05-14 at 10:23:37	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 21, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293044.

YOS 21, 148 artifact entry (No. P293044). (2023, May 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293044 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 21, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293044 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {may 14},
	title = {YOS 21, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293044},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 21, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293044.

YOS 21, 148 artifact entry (No. P293044). (2023, May 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293044 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 21, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293044 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {may 14},
	title = {YOS 21, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293044},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P293044
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - YOS 21, 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293044
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