YOS 05, 021 (P305961)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04816

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Warad-Sin.03.09.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P305961
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P305961

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 04816
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-018880
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.4816

References

primary: YOS 5, 21

[Grice1919YOS5] Grice, Ettalene M. 1919. Records from Ur and Larsa Dated in the Larsa Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 5. New Haven: Yale University Press.
citation: CBCY 4, p. 49, YBC 4816

[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.

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
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

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305961.

YOS 05, 021 artifact entry (No. P305961). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305961 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305961 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305961},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305961.

YOS 05, 021 artifact entry (No. P305961). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305961 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305961 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305961},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P305961
LB  - CDLI:P305961
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - YOS 05, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305961
ER  -