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YOS 05, 059 (P305979)

Administrative bulla excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04834

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 53.0 mm

Text

object bulla
1. {gi}pisan im sar#-[ra]
2. im zu2-kesz2
3. u8 udu hi-a
4. SZID-si-ga ku4-ra
5. u3 la2-ia3 u8 hi-a
6. szu# sza3-tam-e-ne
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
8. mu {uruda}alan gu-la e2 {d}nanna-sze3! i-ni-in-ku4

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)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Bulla Artifact type comments:
cylindrical bulla
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 53.0 wide
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Artifact comments:
cylindrical bulla

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: YOS 5, 59

[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 4834

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 04834
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Gungunum.14.12.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-04-09 at 05:29:16	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2021-04-09 at 05:27:05	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-018898) (BC-018898)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4834) (YBC.4834)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305979.

YOS 05, 059 artifact entry (No. P305979). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305979 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305979 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305979},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P305979.

YOS 05, 059 artifact entry (No. P305979). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305979 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305979 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305979},
}

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ID  - P305979
LB  - CDLI:P305979
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - YOS 05, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P305979
ER  -