YOS 13, 202 (P295449)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00658

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

112.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _ugula {munus}[suhur-la2-mesz]_
2. {disz}gi-mil-{d}na-na-a _ugula {munus}suhur#-[la2-mesz]_
3. u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ugula {munus}suhur-[la2-mesz]_
4. a-wi-lum u3-lu <_dumu_> a-wi-lim
5. i-na ki-di-im u3#-lu _sza3_ a-lim
6. pa-ar-s,a-am u2-ul u2-sze-ep-pi2-isz#
7. sza pa-ar-s,a-am esz-sza-am#
8. a-na la-bi-ri-im u2-ub-ba-lam
9. u2-ka-an-nu-szu-ma
10. _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ pi2-ha-tam
11. _e2-gal_ i#-ip-pa-al
12. pa-ar-s,a-am esz-sza-am ma-la u2-sze-ep-pi2-szu
13. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _nig2-ka9_-szu-nu
14. u2-ub-ba-lu-nim
15. i-na ah-hi#-szu-nu s,e-eh-he-ru-ti-szu-nu
16. u3 _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-lim sza it-ti-szu-nu
17. sza i-na ri-ik-sa-tim an-ni-a-[tim]
18. la sza-at,-ru
19. pa-ar-s,um szu-pu-szu ba?-[...]
20. i-na ki-di-im u3 x [...]
21. i-na x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
1. a-x x [...]
2. i-[...]
3. u3 x x [...]
4. sza mu x [...]
5. a-na ri-ik-sa-ti-szu-nu la [...]
6. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-di-ta-na _[lugal-e]_
7. _in-pa3#-de3#-mesz_
blank space
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 [n-kam]_
9. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na lugal-e# usu gal-gal-la# {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-da-[ke4]_
seal 1
1. na-bi-i3-[li2-szu]
2. ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz
3. dumu i-din-{d}na-[na-a]
4. ARAD am-mi-s,a-du-qa2
seal 2
1. gi-mil-{d}na-na-a
2. ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz
3. dumu i3-li2-[...]
seal 3
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. ugula [{munus}suhur-la2-mesz]
3. dumu {d}urasz-[...]
4. ARAD sa-am-su-di-[ta-na]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 112.0 high × 68.0 wide × 36.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 13, 202

[Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: JESHO 41, p.312-343, p. 326-327

[Yoffee1998ritual] Yoffee, Norman. 1998. “The Economics of Ritual at Late Old Babylonian Kish.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 41: 312–43.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 00658
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-ditana.05.02.xx
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-05-17 at 13:08:47	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-000663) (BC-000663)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.658) (MLC.658)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013855 (composite) (P514443)	-	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00, Samsu-ditana.05.02.00
CDLI Seals 013862 (composite) (P514450)	-	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Samsu-ditana.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295449.

YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (No. P295449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295449.

YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (No. P295449). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 13, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295449 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295449},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P295449
LB  - CDLI:P295449
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - YOS 13, 202 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295449
ER  -