JCS 05, 079 (P306997)

Administrative tablet 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 05962

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur duh_
2. _4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
3. i-na _sza3_-bi
4. _6(asz) sze gur_ ARAD2-{d}utu
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) PI-gi-ir-tum
6. 1(barig) ta-asz-ha-rum
reverse
1. i-na _kar_ babila2{ki}
2. _i3-ag2-e_
  blank space
3. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ a-bi-<e>-szu-<uh> lugal-e alan ku3-sig17 ku3!-babbar!_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P306997

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 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 05962
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: JCS 05 (pp. 77-97), 079

    [Sollberger1951JCS5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “Thirty-Two Dated Tablets from the Reign of Abī-Ešuḫ.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (3): 77–97. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359076.

    credit Goetze


  • history: Szlechter, Eos 48/I = Symbolae R. Taubenschlag I, 90-91

    [sec70017] N.d.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 96, YBC 5962

    [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.

  • citation: JCS 05 (pp. 98-103), 102, YBC 05962

    [Goetze1951JCS5] Goetze, Albrecht. 1951. “The Year Names of Abī-Ešuḫ.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (2): 98–103. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359077.

    (date)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-08 at 07:43:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-08 at 07:21:36 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
2022-06-28 at 15:30:35 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 Artifact

“JCS 05, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306997.
JCS 05, 079 artifact entry (No. P306997). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306997 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 05, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306997 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306997},
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 05, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P306997.
JCS 05, 079 artifact entry (No. P306997). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306997 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 05, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306997 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P306997},
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