YOS 05, 253 (P306773)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05728

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

71.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag-ARAD2 a-li2-a-hu-u2-a mu-ni-im
2. ARAD2 bala-mu-nam-he2
3. {disz}bala-mu-nam-he2
4. lugal-a-ni-ir
5. {disz}ri-ba-tum-sze3
6. nam-bahar2-sze3
7. gab2-zu-zu-ur2
8. en-nu-ug3 ak-de3#
9. ba-an-szum2-mu-usz
10. tukum-bi a-li2-a-hu-u2-[a]
11. u2-gu ba-an-de2
12. {disz}ri-ba-tum
13. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
14. i3#-la2-e
reverse
1. igi ARAD2-{d}nanna
2. igi larsa{ki}-na-s,ir
3. igi {d}suen-ma-gir
4. igi si2-ia-tum
5. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
6. igi {d}utu-zi-ma-an-szum2
7. igi a-da-a-a-tum
  blank space
8. kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz
9. iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
10. mu ga2-nun-mah e2 {d}nanna-sze3 u3 e2-kalam-ta-ni2-gur3-ru e2 {d}inanna zabala2{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
  Blocher MVS 9 nr. 77
1. {d}nin-szubur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P306773

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05728
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019793
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5728

References

  • primary: YOS 5, 253

    [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.

  • history: Reiter diss., thesis B 109-110

    [Reiterdiss.] Reiter, Karin. n.d.

  • history: Mauer,FsDeller 191 n2

    [sec69733] N.d.

  • history: cfSalonen, Erwerbsleben 29

    [sec69735] N.d.

  • history: AfO 34, p. 1-29,, 7, 27 (T, Tr, coll seal)

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 85, YBC 5728

    [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
2024-07-11 at 18:27:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-11 at 18:22:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2021-04-10 at 07:35:18 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 Artifacts

“YOS 05, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306773.
YOS 05, 253 artifact entry (No. P306773). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306773 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306773 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306773},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 05, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306773.
YOS 05, 253 artifact entry (No. P306773). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306773 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 05, 253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306773 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306773},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - YOS 05, 253 artifact entry
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