YOS 13, 214 (P295596)

Legal 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 00807

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10 2(disz) udu# hi#-a_
3. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
4. {disz}ri-szu-szu _dumu_ il-la-mu-sza
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. a-na _u4# 1(u)-kam_
reverse
1. a-na na-asz ka-ni-ki-szu
2. _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _i3-la2-e_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ dingir-da-mi-iq _lu2-azlag2_
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dam-gar3_
  single ruling
6. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)+[n-kam]_
7. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[e] inim mah-a {d}marduk-ke4_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_
2. ri-szu-szu

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 41.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 13, 214

    [Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Yale Library Gazette 45 (pp. 53-65), no. 18

    [Buchanan 1970YLG45] Buchanan, Briggs. 1970. “Cylinder Seal Impressions in the Yale Babylonian Collection Illustrating a Revolution in Art circa 1700 B.C.,” Yale Library Gazette, , no. 45: 53–65.

  • history: ENES, 1016

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: Charpin, D., NABU 2013/082

    [sec61899] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: MLC 00807
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-11 at 12:42:51 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295596.
YOS 13, 214 artifact entry (No. P295596). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295596 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 214 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295596 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295596},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295596},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 13, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P295596.
YOS 13, 214 artifact entry (No. P295596). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295596 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 13, 214 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295596 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 13, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295596},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295596},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P295596
LB  - CDLI:P295596
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - YOS 13, 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295596
ER  - 
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