AfO 34, 025 (P306770)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05724

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag ARAD-{d}nanna mu-ni
2. ki bala-mu-nam-he2
3. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}mar-tu
4. i-hu-us-su2
5. tukum-bi
6. u2-gu ba-an-de2
7. 1/3(disz)#? ma-na ku3-babbar
8. [i3]-la2-e
reverse
1. igi a-pil-{d}suen szitim
2. igi lu2-{d}nanna
3. igi {d}suen-na-gada
4. igi a-hu-wa-qar
  blank space
5. kiszib3 puzur4-{d}mar-tu
6. iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. mu en {d}nanna sza3 uri5{ki} ba-hun-ga2
seal 1
1. puzur4-{d}mar-tu
2. dumu i-din-{d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003647 (composite) (P456357) S003647 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P306770

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05724
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019789
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5724

References

  • primary: AfO 34, p. 1-29,, 025

    [vdMieroop1987Balmunamhe] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1987. “The Archive of Balmunamḫe.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 34. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41661613.

    (C, T)

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 85, YBC 5724

    [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 View
2018-07-20 at 11:30:35 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2016-12-09 at 10:12:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-04 at 08:45:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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

“AfO 34, 025  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306770.
AfO 34, 025  artifact entry (No. P306770). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306770 (Original work published 2006)
AfO 34, 025  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306770 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AfO 34, 025  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306770},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P306770
LB  - CDLI:P306770
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - AfO 34, 025  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306770
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 34, 025  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306770.
AfO 34, 025  artifact entry (No. P306770). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306770 (Original work published 2006)
AfO 34, 025  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306770 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AfO 34, 025  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306770},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P306770
LB  - CDLI:P306770
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - AfO 34, 025  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P306770
ER  -
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