YOS 08, 018 (P308833)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07916

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)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) gur zu2-lum
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9 ak
3. ugu {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
4. {disz}bala-mu-nam-he2
5. in-tuku
6. iti du6-ku3
7. zu2-lum i3-ag2-e
reverse
1. igi si2-ia-tum
2. igi im-gur-{d}suen
3. igi ur-dub-szen-na
4. iti ab-e3 iti 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
5. mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk u3 1(disz) {uruda}na-ru2-a sza3 e2-gal-bar-ra-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4-re
seal 1
  Blocher, MVS 9 nr. 91
1. si2-ia-tum
2. dumu {d}suen-ga-mi-il
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian, 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P308833

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 07916
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021984
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.7916

References

  • primary: YOS 8, 18

    [Faust1941YOS8] Faust, David E. 1941. Contracts from Larsa Dated in the Reign of Rîm-Sin. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Reiter diss., thesis B 155-56

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

  • history: AfO 34, p. 1-29,, 29 (collseal)

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

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 157, YBC 7916

    [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
2021-04-21 at 02:39:24 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P308833.
YOS 08, 018 artifact entry (No. P308833). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P308833 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P308833 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 08, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P308833},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P308833},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 08, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P308833.
YOS 08, 018 artifact entry (No. P308833). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P308833 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 08, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P308833 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {YOS 08, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P308833},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P308833},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P308833
LB  - CDLI:P308833
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - YOS 08, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P308833
ER  -
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