YOS 14, 006 (P299658)

Business / Contracts 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 08262

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ s,a-ar-pu
2. sza ARAD2-{d}[tiszpak]
3. _dumu_ u2-[qa-il3]
4. _ki_ tu-[tu-ub-ma-gir]
5. _dumu_ im-gur-[{d}suen]
6. i-ba-asz-[szu-u2]
7. a-na _u4 buru14#-[sze3]_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e#_
2. u2-sze-te-eq-ma
3. _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
4. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-i3-li2-szu
5. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}suen
6. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir
7. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
8. {disz}{d}nanna-tum
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
10. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
11. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
12. _mu e2 {d}en-lil2-la2_
seal 1
1. tu-tu#-[ub-ma-gir]
2. _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen#
3. _ARAD2_ i-ba-al-pi-el#
seal 2
1. i-pi2-iq-i3-li2-[szu]
2. _dumu_ na#-ra#-am#-{d}[suen]
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}nin-x-[...]
seal 3
1. {d}suen-e-ri-ba-[am]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li-[it,]
3. _ARAD2_ [...]
seal 4
1. {d}nanna-tum
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-[ni]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012553 (composite) (P500971) S012553 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012556 (composite) (P500974) S012556 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012717 (composite) (P508941) S012717 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Dāduša.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012718 (composite) (P508942) S012718 Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P299658

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 08262
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-011258
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.8262

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 6

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.19.2003 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.20.2007, 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 13, p.105-119, p. 106-107 no. 6

    [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. 78, NBC 8262

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 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 07:46:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-16 at 03:15:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-28 at 05:49:40 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299658.
YOS 14, 006 artifact entry (No. P299658). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299658 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299658 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299658},
}


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TI  - YOS 14, 006 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299658.
YOS 14, 006 artifact entry (No. P299658). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299658 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299658 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299658},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P299658
LB  - CDLI:P299658
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - YOS 14, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P299658
ER  -
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