NBC 06639 (P298492)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06639

Artifact Type

Tablet

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001771.1 (composite) (P533285)	S001771.1	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P298492
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P298492

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 06639
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	077467
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-009623

References

citation: CBCY 3, 209 NBC 06639

[Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“NBC 06639 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298492.

NBC 06639 artifact entry (No. P298492). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298492

NBC 06639 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298492 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {NBC 06639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NBC 06639 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298492.

NBC 06639 artifact entry (No. P298492). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298492

NBC 06639 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298492 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2006NBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {NBC 06639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P298492
LB  - CDLI:P298492
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - NBC 06639 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298492
ER  -