YOS 14, 022 (P299951)

Business / Contracts 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 08603

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

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tablet
obverse
1. _8(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze masz2_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}utu
5. u3 gi-da-nu-um
6. _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}na-ap-s,um
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me2
9. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. a-na masz-kan2-[nim _sze u3 masz2-bi_]
2. _i3-ag2-[e]_
3. _igi_ a-da-la-lum
4. _dumu_ ip-t,u2-ri
5. {disz}i-bi-{d}suen
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
7. {disz}ap-pa-an-dingir
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
9. {disz}be-le-su-nu
10. u3 sza-esz18-dar#
11. u3 {disz}be-la-nu-um _dub-sar_
left
1. _mu alan uruda zabar_ ma-hi-s,i2 {disz}da-na-ta-ha-az a-na _e2_ {d}tiszpak
envelope
obverse
1. _kiszib3 8(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _1(asz) gur_-um _1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta-am3_
3. _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki#_ {d}utu u3 gi-da-nu-um
6. _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}na-ap-s,u2-um
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
9. _[szu] ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. _igi_ [...]
4. _dumu_ ip#-[t,u2]-ri#
5. {disz}i-bi-[{d}]suen#
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
7. {disz}ap-pa-an#-dingir#
8. [_dumu_ {d}suen-i]-qi2#-sza-am
9. [{disz}be-le]-su#-nu
10. [_dam_ sza]-esz18-dar
11. [u3 {disz}be-la]-nu-um _dub-sar_
12. _mu alan uruda zabar_ ma-hi-s,i2# {disz}da-an-nu-um-ta-ha-az a#-na _e2_ {d}tiszpak
left
1. kiszib3 be-le-su-nu
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

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): 58.0 high × 40.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: YOS 14, 22

    [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. 117 no. 36

    [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. 88, NBC 8603

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 08603
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-03-16 at 04:14:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-19 at 08:36:04 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-19 at 07:07:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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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 Artifact

“YOS 14, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299951.
YOS 14, 022 artifact entry (No. P299951). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299951 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299951 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P299951
LB  - CDLI:P299951
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - YOS 14, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P299951
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P299951.
YOS 14, 022 artifact entry (No. P299951). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P299951 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P299951 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P299951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P299951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P299951
LB  - CDLI:P299951
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - YOS 14, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P299951
ER  -
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