JAOS 114, 451 (P305871)
Legal tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 04719Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Land sale)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(iku@c) GAN2# ki-usz2
2. 2(u@c) uruda ma-na
3. sa10-bi
4. 1(asz@c) munus-u4-ba
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}lamma
6. e-sze3-sa10
7. inim-bi sze3-til
8. 1(asz@c) di-utu
column 2
1. dumu lu2#-{d}[lamma?]
2. 1(asz@c) me-kuara
3. gidlam#? lu2-{d}lamma
4. 1(asz@c) ur#?-[...]
5. 1(asz@c) x-[...]
6. 1(asz@c) x-[x]-x-[(x)]
7. 1(asz@c) AK
8. 1(asz@c) u2-u2
9. 1(asz@c) ur-sag-utu
column 3
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c)# x-mes!-ki-gal#
3. |SUR.GU|
4. lu2-ki-inim-ma
5. 5(iku@c) GAN2 ki-usz2
6. [n] uruda#? [ma]-na#
7. sa10#-bi
8. 1(asz@c) munus-u4-ba
9. 1(asz@c) ab-ba zadim{za}
10. e-sze3-sa10
column 4
1. [inim-bi] sze3-til#
2. 1(asz@c) amar-tum sipa
3. 1(asz@c) utu-mu#-kusz2
4. dam-[gar3?]
5. 1(asz@c) gan-{d}nin#-[x]
6. dam# [x (x)] x [...]
7. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. x [...]
2. 1(asz@c) ur#-[{d]}dumu-[zi?]
3. 1(asz@c) ur#-[(x)]-{d}sa6#?
4. dumu MUNUS [...]
5. 1(asz@c) {d}sze3-[...]
6. |SUR.GU|
blank space
7. lu2#-[ki-inim-ma]
column 2
blank space
1. u4-ba
2. uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10
3. adabx(|UD.MUD.NUN|)
4. 8(disz@t) mu
obverse
column 1
1. 2(iku@c) GAN2# ki-usz2
2. 2(u@c) uruda ma-na
3. sa10-bi
4. 1(asz@c) munus-u4-ba
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}lamma
6. e-sze3-sa10
7. inim-bi sze3-til
8. 1(asz@c) di-utu
column 2
1. dumu lu2#-{d}[lamma?]
2. 1(asz@c) me-kuara
3. gidlam#? lu2-{d}lamma
4. 1(asz@c) ur#?-[...]
5. 1(asz@c) x-[...]
6. 1(asz@c) x-[x]-x-[(x)]
7. 1(asz@c) AK
8. 1(asz@c) u2-u2
9. 1(asz@c) ur-sag-utu
column 3
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c)# x-mes!-ki-gal#
3. |SUR.GU|
4. lu2-ki-inim-ma
5. 5(iku@c) GAN2 ki-usz2
6. [n] uruda#? [ma]-na#
7. sa10#-bi
8. 1(asz@c) munus-u4-ba
9. 1(asz@c) ab-ba zadim{za}
10. e-sze3-sa10
column 4
1. [inim-bi] sze3-til#
2. 1(asz@c) amar-tum sipa
3. 1(asz@c) utu-mu#-kusz2
4. dam-[gar3?]
5. 1(asz@c) gan-{d}nin#-[x]
6. dam# [x (x)] x [...]
7. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. x [...]
2. 1(asz@c) ur#-[{d]}dumu-[zi?]
3. 1(asz@c) ur#-[(x)]-{d}sa6#?
4. dumu MUNUS [...]
5. 1(asz@c) {d}sze3-[...]
6. |SUR.GU|
blank space
7. lu2#-[ki-inim-ma]
column 2
blank space
1. u4-ba
2. uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10
3. adabx(|UD.MUD.NUN|)
4. 8(disz@t) mu
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Land sale)
- Language(s):
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primary: JAOS 114 (pp. 440-452), 451
[Foster1994JAOS114] Foster, Benjamin R. 1994. “Early Mesopotamian Land Sales.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 114 (3): 440–52. https://doi.org/10.2307/605087.
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- Museum No.: YBC 04719
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-15 at 10:00:22 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2020-10-27 at 09:39:29 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-08-03 at 08:33:30 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-10-16 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-018783) (BC-018783)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4719) (YBC.4719)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“JAOS 114, 451 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305871.
JAOS 114, 451 artifact entry (No. P305871). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305871 (Original work published 2012)
JAOS 114, 451 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305871 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
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