YOS 08, 145 (P293221)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 04337

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _nam-tab-ba_
3. _6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-ad-mi-iq-tum
4. _szu-nigin2 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. _ki_ {d}utu
6. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
7. {disz}su2-ba-bu-um
8. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
9. _szu ba-an-ti-esz_
10. i-na sza-la-am ha-ra-nim
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ u3 ne2-me-el-szu
2. _i3-la2-e-ne_
3. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-dingir
5. _igi_ ha-bi-il-ki-nu
6. _igi_ {d}utu-til-la-ti
7. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen
8. _igi_ hu-um-ba-a-a
9. _kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-me-esz ib2-ra_
10. _iti du6#-ku3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam#_
11. _mu ki 8(disz) i3-si-in-na{ki} ba-an-dab5_
envelope
obverse
1. _2(u)# ma#-na# [ku3-babbar]_
2. _nam-tab-ba#_
3. _6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-ad#-[mi-iq-tum]
4. _szu-nigin2 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#_
5. _ki_ {d}utu
6. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
7. {disz}su2-ba-bu-um#
8. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
9. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
10. i-na sza-la-am ha#-[ra-nim]
11. _ku3-babbar_ u3 ne2-me-[el-szu]
reverse
1. _i3#-la2#-[e-ne]_
2. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba#-[li2-it,]
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-dingir
4. _igi_ ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
5. _igi_ hu-um-ba-a-a
6. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _igi_ {d}utu-til-la-ti
  blank space
8. _kiszib3 lu2# [inim-ma]-bi-me-[esz ib2-ra]_
  rest broken
seal 1
1. ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
2. dumu i-din-{d}nin-szubur
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur
seal 2
1. {d}hendur-sag x mah
2. du11-ga-ni e2 [x]
3. AN PAP si-ga DU-DU
seal 3
1. {d}suen-ma-dingir
2. ARAD {d}lugal-gir3-ra

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293221

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04337
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-018402
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4337

References

  • primary: YOS 8, 145

    [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: Eilers, Gesellschaftsformen, 61

    [Eilers1931Gesellschaftsformen] Eilers, Wilhelm. 1931. Gesellschaftsformen Im Altbabylonischen Recht. Vol. 65. Leipziger Rechtswissenschaftliche Studien. Leipzig : T. Weicher.

    (partial T,Tr)

  • history: BBDCP, 36

    [Grant1919BBDCP] Grant, Elihu. 1919. Babylonian Business Documents of the Classical Period. Philadelphia.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1551

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Leemans, OB merchant, p. 25

    [Leemans1950merchant] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1950. The Old-Babylonian Merchant. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen III. Leiden: E . J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 32, YBC 4337

    [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
2024-09-21 at 10:16:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:38:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2021-04-25 at 08:02:24 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293221.
YOS 08, 145 artifact entry (No. P293221). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293221 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293221 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {YOS 08, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293221},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293221.
YOS 08, 145 artifact entry (No. P293221). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293221 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293221 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {YOS 08, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293221
LB  - CDLI:P293221
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - YOS 08, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293221
ER  -
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