YOS 12, 290 (P309610)

Legal 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 08777

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

119.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{disz}]la-lu-tum _dam#_ [...]
2. a-na _di-ku5-mesz#_ [...] iq#-bi# um#-ma szi-i-ma
3. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um la# [...] x e-mi-ia
4. im-szu-a-an#-ni
5. {disz}{d}utu-an-dul3 {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _ugula dam-gar3_
6. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}ka-lu-mu-um u3 nam-ra-sza-ru-ur _dam-gar3_
8. a-na _e2_ {d}utu {disz}pi-ir-hu-um
9. a-na ni-isz _dingir_ id-di-nu
10. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um i-na _e2_ {d}utu
11. ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-u2-ma
12. _1(disz) {na4}ur5 bahar2 1(disz) {na4}ur5 zi3-gu_
13. _ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_
14. _1(disz) naga4 esir e3-a 3(asz) gu2_
15. _1(disz) {na4}kiszib3 ka-gi-na 1(disz) kiszib3 ib2-ra sa10 e2_
16. _1(disz) kiszib3 ib2-ra 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar tab-ba_
17. _1(disz) {gi}pisan zu2-kesz2 3(disz) dug_ na-asz-pa-ku hu-pu-tum
18. _1(disz) {gi}gur na-ap-sza-ru _1(disz) {gi}gur_
19. [_n(disz)] {gi#}x_ li-ib-bi
20. [...] x x _ku3-babbar_ e-zi-ib-ti
21. [...] _sa10 sag-geme2_
22. [...] x {disz}la-lu-tum
23. [...] _e2# {d}utu
reverse
1. [{disz}pi-ir-hu]-um a-na la-lu-tum iq#-bi#-[...]-ni-ma#
2. [...] e-li an-ni-im
3. [...] ma-la il-qu2-u2-ma
4. [n] _gur kur6 mu 1(disz)-kam_ sza la-lu-tum
5. [n] _sila3_ i-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ {disz}pi-ir-hu-um
6. [a]-na la-lu-tum isz-ku-nu-ma
7. [i]-na _e2_ {d}utu e-li la-lu-tum ir-szu-u2
8. _u4 kur2-sze3 nu-me-a-ka_ {disz}la-lu-tum
9. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um la i-ge-ru-u2-ma
10. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
11. _igi_ si2-na-tum _gudu4_ {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _gudu4_
12. {disz}ri-im-ma-an-ni-dingir _gudu4_ {disz}{d}suen-ni-szu _gudu4_
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}li9-si4 _gudu4_ {disz}ip-qu2-{d}li9-si4
14. {disz}nig2-gi-a _dam-gar3_ {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _dam-gar3_
15. {disz}qu2-ur-di-ia _dumu nu-banda3 ugula_
16. {disz}i3-li2-i-ma-dingir _gudu4_ {d}inanna
17. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am {disz}a-wi-il-{d}utu
18. {disz}el-me-szum {disz}e2-a-be-el-dingir _szu-i_
19. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu _dam-gar3_
20. {disz}i-din-esz18-dar {disz}ti-iz-qar-rum
21. {disz}a-li2-lu-mur {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _aga-us2_
22. {disz}an-na-hu-um _szu-i_
23. _kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
24. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
25. _mu#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i7 hur#-sag# he#-nun he2-gal2-bi tum3#-[tum3]_
seal 1
illegible

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): 119.0 high × 59.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: YOS 12, 290

[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. 187, YBC 8777

[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: BiOr 38 (pp. 517-548), p. 531

[Charpin1981YOS12] Charpin, Dominique. 1981. “La Babylonie de Samsu-Iluna à La Lumière de Nouveaux Documents.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 38: 517–48.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 08777
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.08.03.14
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-15 at 10:05:58	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
2021-06-25 at 12:13:33	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2021-06-25 at 12:12:46	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		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-022836) (BC-022836)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.8777) (YBC.8777)

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, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P309610.

YOS 12, 290 artifact entry (No. P309610). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309610 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309610 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309610},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 12, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P309610.

YOS 12, 290 artifact entry (No. P309610). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P309610 (Original work published 2006)

YOS 12, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P309610 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {YOS 12, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P309610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P309610},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/15/
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LB  - CDLI:P309610
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - YOS 12, 290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P309610
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