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YOS 12, 453 (P306913)

Administrative tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 05878

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(u) gur zu2-lum_
2. _{gesz}banesz_ nam-har-ti
3. _mu-kux(DU)_ i3-li2-ba-ni-i
4. a-na _ma2-i3-dub e2-gal_
5. nam-har-ti
6. {disz}a-wi-il-esz18-dar _szandana_
reverse
1. _giri3_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
2. u3 be-li2-lu-da-ri
single ruling
3. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u)-kam_
4. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal bad3# kisz{ki} mu-un-du3-a_
seal 1
1. a-wi-il#-esz18-dar#
2. [dumu] a-bi-ia-tum
3. ARAD# {d}ne3-eri11-gal

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): 45.0 high × 41.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YOS 12, 453

[Feigin1979YOS12] Feigin, Samuel I. 1979. Legal and Administrative Texts of the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 12. New Haven: Yale University Press.
citation: CBCY 4, p. 92, YBC 5878

[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 05878
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.24.09.20
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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
2018-10-11 at 09:03:11	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-019943) (BC-019943)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.5878) (YBC.5878)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 12, 453 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306913.

YOS 12, 453 artifact entry (No. P306913). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306913 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 453 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306913 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306913},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 12, 453 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306913.

YOS 12, 453 artifact entry (No. P306913). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306913 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 453 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306913 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 12, 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P306913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306913},
}

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