YOS 11, 44 (P306706)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05639

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a# kur#-ta# nam-tar-ra
 en: Water from the mountain destined.
2. a ge6-a kur-ta nam-tar-ra
 en: Flood water from the mountain destined.
3. kur-ra kur-sza3-ta nam-tar-ra
 en: In the mountain, from the mountain’s stomach destined.
4. hur-sag ki-sikil nam-tar-ra
 en: The mountain, the pure place, destined.
5. ildag2 nu-gi4-gi4 nam-tar-ra
 en: The unreturning poplars destined.
6. dar3#-masz si gur#-ru-ba nam-tar-ra
 en: Of the ram—its twisted horns destined.
7. u2 si hal-hal-la-bi nam-tar-ra
 en: The plant, its split horns destined.
8. esz3# bar-ra si am-ma-bi nam-tar-ra
 en: Outside the shrine, its wild bull horns destined.
9. NE#?-ta? kasz4#?-kasz4#? bi2-il2-la
 en: From the ... the runners(?) carried.
10. kar ku3-ga lugal-e dumu dingir-ra-na
 en: On the silver harbor, the king, son of his god,
11. u3-me-sikil u3-me-dadag
 en: then purified and brightened.
12. eme-hul gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub
 en: The evil tongue being, verily stepped out.
13. KA#-inim-ma a gub2-ba-kam
 en: It is an incantation of water cleansing.
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P306706

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05639
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019704
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5639

References

  • primary: YOS 11, 44

    [vanDijk1985YOS11] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, Albrecht Goetze, and Mary I. Hussey. 1985. Early Mesopotamian Incantations and Rituals. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 11. New Haven: Yale University 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 View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-10-07 at 13:29:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-04-01 at 18:12:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 11, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306706.
YOS 11, 44 artifact entry (No. P306706). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306706 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 11, 44 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306706 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 11, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306706},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - YOS 11, 44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306706
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 11, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306706.
YOS 11, 44 artifact entry (No. P306706). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306706 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 11, 44 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306706 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 11, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306706},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P306706
LB  - CDLI:P306706
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - YOS 11, 44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306706
ER  -
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