YOS 14, 344 (P298927)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), 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 07342

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _szesz-gal_
2. u3 er3-ra-ga-mi-il
3. _dumu-mesz_ ma-na-tum
4. u3 ur-zi-edin-na
5. _tukum-bi_
6. {disz}ur-zi-edin-na
7. a-na ma-na-tum _dam-a-ni_
8. _nu dam-a-ni_ iq-ta-bi-i
9. i-na bi-ti-im
10. u3 ma-ri-i
11. ur-zi-edin-na u2-la a-wa-su2-u2
12. u3 _tukum-bi_
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen
14. u3 er3-ra-ga-mi-il
15. a-na ma-na-tum
reverse
1. _ama-a-ni_ u2-la u2-mi-i
2. at-ta iq-ta-bi-i
3. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-szum2_
4. _u4-kur2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-<gi4>-dam_
5. _mu_ {d}nin-urta
6. u3 ib-ni-sza-du-um _in-pa3-esz_
7. _igi_ ur-{d}szu-bu-la _szitim_
8. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _szitim_
9. _igi_ szu-{d}nin-ne-ri-ma
10. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}suen _szitim_
11. _igi_ za-ri-qum
12. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi
13. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
14. _igi_ ma-nu-um-ba-lu-um!(IM)-dingir
15. _igi_ hu-nu-bu-um
16. _igi_ zi-iq-lum
17. _iti ab-e3-a_
left
1. _mu bad3 e2-hub2-ba{ki} ib-ni-sza-du-um mu-ni-NIM_
envelope
obverse
1. {disz}a-pil2-{d}suen _szesz-gal_
2. u3 er3-ra-ga-mi-il _szesz-tur-ra_
3. _dumu-mesz_ ma-na-tum
4. u3 ur-zi-edin-na
5. _tukum-bi_
6. {disz}ur-zi-edin-na
7. a-na ma-na-tum _dam-a-ni_
8. u2-la a-sza-ti-i at-ti
9. _ba-na-an-du11_
10. {disz}ur-zi-edin-na
11. _ki e2 dumu ib2-ta-an-e11!_
12. u3 _tukum-bi_
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _szesz-gal_
14. u3 er3-ra-ga-mi-il#
15. a-na ma-na-tum _ama-a-ni-ke4_
16. _ama-mu nu-me-en_
17. _ba-na-an-du11-mesz_
18. _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2-ulu3_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}nin-urta
4. u3 ib-ni-sza-du-um
5. _in-pa3-esz_
6. _igi_ ur-{d}szu-bu-la _ugula szitim_
7. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _szitim_
8. _igi_ szu-{d}nin-nig2-erim2{me-du?-ur}-ma
9. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}suen _szitim_
10. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi
11. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
12. _igi_ ma-nu-um-ba-lu-um-dingir
13. _igi_ hu-nu-bu-um
14. _igi_ zi-qi2-lum
15. _igi_ s,i-li2-{d}nin-urta
blank space
16. _iti ab-e3-a_
17. _mu bad3 e2-hub2-ba{ki} {disz}ib-ni-sza-du-um ba-an-dib_
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szu-bu-la2
2. dumu i3-li2-la-ni
seal 2
1. {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. dumu za-ka-na

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 46.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 14, 344

[Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: Kingsbury, Edwin C., BiOr 37 (1980) 63-65

[sec63991] N.d.
history: YOS 14, p. 8-9

[Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: Westbrook diss. (1982), p. 320-322

[Westbrook1982dissertation] Westbrook, Raymond. 1982. “Old Babylonian Marriage Law.” Phdthesis, Yale University.
history: AfO Beih 23, p. 138

[Westbrook1988MarriageLaw] Westbrook, Raymond. 1988. Old Babylonian Marriage Law. Vol. 23. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Horn, Austria: Ferdinand Berger & Söhne.

(translation)
citation: CBCY 2, p. 57, NBC 7342

[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 07342
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: IIbni-Shadum.E.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-06 at 10:06:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2018-07-01 at 01:44:33	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-01 at 01:21:49	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-01 at 01:20:53	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-010328) (BC-010328)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.7342) (NBC.7342)

Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298927.

YOS 14, 344 artifact entry (No. P298927). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298927 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 14, 344 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298927 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 14, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298927.

YOS 14, 344 artifact entry (No. P298927). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298927 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 14, 344 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298927 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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