YOS 14, 020 (P298558)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06751

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 {d}utu_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki {d}utu_ u3# gi-da-nu-um#
5. {disz}ba-da-ra-nu-um
6. _dumu#_ ir3-sin
7. _szu# ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
9. _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e#_
2. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-[bi]_
3. _i3-la2-[e]_
4. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
5. {disz}mu-na-nu-um
6. _dumu#_ ni-id-nu-sza
7. {disz}qi2#-isz#-i3-li2#-ia
8. _dumu#_ sin-im#-ma-tim
9. u3 ap#-pa-an-dingir _dub-sar#_
left
1. _iti_ {d}ma-mi-tim _u4 8(disz)-kam#_
2. _mu_ t,up-pa-tim hi x x
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(asz) gur sze ur5#-ra#_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 {d}utu_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki# {d}utu_
5. u3# gi-da#-nu-um
6. {disz}ba-da-<ra>-nu-um
7. _dumu#_ ir3-{d#}suen#
8. _szu ba-an-ti_
9. a-na masz-kan2-nim
10. _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi_
11. _i3-ag2#-e_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar u3# masz2-bi_
2. _i3-la2-e#_
3. _igi_ sin-i-qi2#-sza-am
4. {disz}mu-na-nu-um
5. _dumu-mesz_ ni-id-nu-sza
6. {disz}qi2#-isz#-i3-li2-ia
7. _dumu#_ sin-im-ma-tim
8. {disz}ap-pa-an-dingir
9. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
10. _iti#_ {d#}ma#-mi#
11. _u4 8(disz)-kam_
12. _egir#_ {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen# t,up-pa-tim u2-he-pu-u2#
seal 1
(no linguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
seal 2
(no linguistic content; string imprint)
1. _kiszib3_ si-si-ik-tum sza ba-da-ra-nu-um

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 14, 20

[Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 115-116 no. 31

[Simmons1959Harmal-2] Simmons, Stephen D. 1959. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (4): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359133.
citation: CBCY 2, p. 41, NBC 6751

[Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06751
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Naram-Sin.E.10.08
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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
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2018-03-06 at 11:43:18	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-02-07 at 09:19:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2018-02-04 at 03:15:02	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-01-30 at 11:41:58	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		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-009735) (BC-009735)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6751) (NBC.6751)

Seals

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 Artifacts

“YOS 14, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298558.

YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (No. P298558). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298558.

YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (No. P298558). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 14, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298558 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298558},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298558
LB  - CDLI:P298558
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - YOS 14, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298558
ER  -