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YOS 05, 168 (P306566)

Administrative tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 05494

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[9(gesz2)] 3(u) sze gur_
2. _sza3# iri{ki} KA-AN{ki#}_
3. ($ blank space $) _9(gesz2) 3(u) gur_
4. _sag-nig2-gur11-ra sza3-bi-ta_
5. _8(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur_
6. _mu-kux(DU) e2-kiszib3-ba e2 sila dagal-la gibil_
7. _1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur a2 ma2 hi-a_
8. _[n] 3(barig)# 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur_ ma-[asz-ti-tum]
9. _[n]+3(asz) 3(barig)# 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur a2 lu2#-sze#-il2#_
10. ($ blank space $) _9(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) [sila3] gur#_
11. _mu-kux(DU) u3 ba#-zi#_
12. _la2-ia3 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) [gur]_
13. _giri3_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni]
reverse
1. {disz}gi-mi-lum
2. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
3. {disz}u-bar-rum
4. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
5. u3 im-gur-{d}suen
blank space
6. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
7. _mu e2 {d}bara2-ul-e-gar-ra sza3 adab{ki} mu-un-du3-a u3 alan ku3-sig17 {d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki} mu-un-dim2-ma_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 43.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 5, 168

[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. 75, YBC 5494

[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 05494
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.06.03.29
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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
2021-04-13 at 04:41:54	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-019559) (BC-019559)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.5494) (YBC.5494)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306566.

YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (No. P306566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306566.

YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (No. P306566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 05, 168 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306566 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 05, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306566},
}

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