NABU 1988/013 (P300491)

Administrative tag excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 09267

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz)
2. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
3. ri-ri-ga
4. na-gada {d}suen-ma-gir
5. nig2-gur11 {d}inanna zabala{ki}
reverse
1. kiszib sza3-tam-e-ne
  blank space
2. iti bara2-za3!-gar
3. mu bad3 gal larsa[ki} ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-x-x-x
2. dumu x-i3-li2-szu
3. ARAD nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
  (= seal S012819)
seal 2
1. {d}iszkur-en-nam
2. dumu a-te-na-kam?
seal 3
1. {d}[...] x [...] x
2. ARAD {d}x-x-an-na
3. u3 {d}da-mu
  (2 additional illegible seal impressions)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

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 012819 (composite) (P509117) S012819 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nur-Adad.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P300491

Physical information

pierced for suspension

Artifact type Tag
pierced for suspension
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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 09267
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-012262
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.9267

References

  • primary: NABU 1988/13

    [Beckman1988tag] Beckman, Gary. 1988. “A New Tag from the Reign of Nūr-Adad.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1988/13.

    (C, T)

  • history: ENES, 0758 (seal)

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

  • history: RIME 4, .02.08.2013, 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.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 109, NBC 9267

    [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
2023-06-14 at 07:23:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2021-12-08 at 23:11:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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

“NABU 1988/013  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P300491.
NABU 1988/013  artifact entry (No. P300491). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P300491 (Original work published 2006)
NABU 1988/013  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P300491 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {NABU 1988/013  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P300491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P300491},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P300491
LB  - CDLI:P300491
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - NABU 1988/013  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P300491
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1988/013  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P300491.
NABU 1988/013  artifact entry (No. P300491). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P300491 (Original work published 2006)
NABU 1988/013  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P300491 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {NABU 1988/013  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P300491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P300491},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P300491
LB  - CDLI:P300491
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - NABU 1988/013  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P300491
ER  -
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