YOS 12, 217 (P305549)

Administrative tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04257

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ hu-up-tum
2. _us2-sa-du ni-si-ih-ti-e
3. _a-sza3_ ne-pe2-esz ha-bil-a-hi
4. _nam igi-3(disz)-gal2_
5. _a-sza3_ ne-pe2-esz gi-mil-lum
6. _nam igi-4(disz)-gal2_
7. _ki_ szu-nu-ma-dingir
8. u3 dumu-i7-si2-la-ku
9. {disz}{d}asar-lu2-hi-sa6-ga
10. _nam-apin-la2-sze3_
reverse
1. _nam mu 1(disz)-kam_
2. _ib2-ta-e3_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ t,a3-ab-ba-la-t,i3
  TI = t,i3 clear on the photo
4. _igi_ {d}marduk-di-ku5 _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
  single ruling
5. _iti sig4-a_
6. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir mah_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-szar-[rum]
2. dumu t,a3-ab-ba-la-[t,i3]
3. ARAD {d}lugal-gu2-du8#-[a]
seal 2
1. ap-la-tum#
2. dumu ARAD-i3-[li2-szu]
3. ARAD {d}mar-[tu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P305549

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04257
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-018322
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4257

References

  • primary: YOS 12, 217

    [Feigin1979YOS12] Feigin, Samuel I. 1979. Legal and Administrative Texts of the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 12. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 28, YBC 4257

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: CAD, CAD H 242

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-07-17 at 07:21:06 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305549.
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (No. P305549). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 12, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P305549
LB  - CDLI:P305549
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - YOS 12, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305549
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 12, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305549.
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (No. P305549). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 12, 217 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305549 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 12, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P305549
LB  - CDLI:P305549
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - YOS 12, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305549
ER  -
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