YOS 14, 050 (P298899)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 07309

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _3(u) {gesz}geszimmar hi-a_
2. 1(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _1(disz) kusz3-am3_
3. 2(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _2(disz) kusz3-am3_
4. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. a-na _iti_ ma-ag-ra-tim
6. {disz}akszak{ki}-sze-me
7. a-na da-am-qa-nu-um
8. i-na-di-in
reverse
1. _igi_ ma-nu-um _la3-banda3 dumu-mesz_ x x
2. dumu {d}tiszpak-a-bu-um
3. _igi_ ha-lum-ma-dar-ri
4. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
5. _igi_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _igi_ ma-nu-um-sza-nin-szu
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
9. _igi_ {d}we-er-na-s,ir
10. _dumu_ ia-asz2-kur-dingir
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
12. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
13. _mu# {gesz}gu#-za# ku3#-sig17 bara2 mah_ sza# {d}suen sza _iti_-um{ki} in-ne2-ep-szu
envelope
1. _dub 3(u) {gesz}geszimmar# [hi-a]_
2. 2(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _1(disz) kusz3#-am3#_
3. 1(u) sza 1/2(disz) GAR _2(disz) kusz3#-am3_
4. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. a-na# _iti_ ma-ag-ra-tim
6. {disz}akszak{ki}-sze-me
7. dumu ARAD2-sa3
8. a-na da-am-qa-nu#-um
9. dumu isz-me-{d}suen
10. i-na-di-in
reverse
1. _igi_ ma-nu-um _dumu-dumu-mesz_ szu-qir
2. dumu {d}tiszpak-a-bu-um
3. _igi_ ha-lum-ma-dar-ri
4. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
5. _igi_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _igi_ ma-nu-um-sza-ni-in-szu
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
9. _igi_ {d}we-er-na-s,ir
10. _dumu_ ia-asz2-kur-dingir
11. _igi#_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
12. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
13. _mu {gesz}gu-za ku3-sig17 bara2 mah_ sza {d}suen sza _iti_-um{ki} {d#}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur u2-sze-lu-u2#
seal 1
1. akszak{ki}-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
3. _ARAD2_ {d}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
seal 2
1. dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
2. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
3. _ARAD2_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. ha-lum-ma-dar
2. _dumu_ zi-im-ri-lu-ma
3. [...]
seal 4
  (caption only:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ zi-im-{d}utu-lu-mur

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 46.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 14, 50

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: ENES, 0762 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.14.2009, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 14, p.49-55, p. 49 no. 67

    [Simmons1960Harmal-4] Simmons, Stephen D. 1960. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (2): 49–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359253.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 56, NBC 7309

    [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.

  • citation: OrNS 39, 530

    [Gelb1970OrNS39] Gelb, Ignace J. 1970. “Review: Comments on the Akkadian Syllabary: Reviewed Work: Das Akkadische Syllabar, Analecta Orientalia 42, 2 by Wolfram von Soden and Wolfgang Röllig.” Orientalia NS 39: 516–46.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 07309
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-05-20 at 09:24:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 11:52:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 11:50:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-04-28 at 08:49:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-03-02 at 10:12:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
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 View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012674 (composite) (P508823) Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ipiq-Adad2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012721 (composite) (P508945) Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012722 (composite) (P508946) Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298899.
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (No. P298899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298899
LB  - CDLI:P298899
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - YOS 14, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298899
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298899.
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (No. P298899). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298899 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298899},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298899
LB  - CDLI:P298899
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - YOS 14, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298899
ER  -
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