YBC 04971 (P306117)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04971

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

46.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tag Artifact type comments:
pierced for suspension
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 48.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
pierced for suspension

Text Information

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

Related publications

history: RIME 4, .02.08.x2009, ex. 09

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2003, ex. 26

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: RIME 4, .02.09.x2010, ex. 07 (seals)

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: JCS 04 (pp. 83-118), 90f

[Goetze1950JCS4Sin-Iddinam] Goetze, Albrecht. 1950. “Sin-Iddinam of Larsa. New Tablets from His Reign Sin-Iddinam of Larsa. New Tablets from His Reign.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 4 (1): 83–118. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359203.
citation: CBCY 4, p. 56 YBC 4971

[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 04971
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-iddinam.06.11.07
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-26 at 19:18:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-26 at 19:16:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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	Ditchey, Mallory		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-019035) (BC-019035)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4971) (YBC.4971)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 012815 (composite) (P509113)	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Nur-Adad.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012822 (composite) (P509120)	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Sin-iddinam.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012829 (composite) (P509127)	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Sin-iddinam.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 04971 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306117.

YBC 04971 artifact entry (No. P306117). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306117 (Original work published 2006)

YBC 04971 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306117 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 04971 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306117.

YBC 04971 artifact entry (No. P306117). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306117 (Original work published 2006)

YBC 04971 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306117 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306117},
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