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

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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

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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

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): 42.0 high × 34.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 07916
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.05.10.23
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:27:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-11 at 18:22:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2021-04-21 at 02:39:24	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-021984) (BC-021984)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.7916) (YBC.7916)

Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 11, 2026).

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	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 Artifacts

“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: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	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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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - YOS 08, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P308833
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