YOS 14, 321 (P311943)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 11974

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
2. sza3 a-sza3 egir a-sza3 hi-li-a
3. dal-ba-na im-szi-szi u3 lu2-dingir-ra
5. sag-bi a-sza3 uz-za us2-sa
6. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba u3 kislah-bi
8. sag-bi {gesz}kiri6 nam-mah? abzu
9. u3 {gesz}kiri6 {d}da-mu us2-sa
10. sza3-ba 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
11. sza3 ha-la-ba lu2-{d}nin-urta
12. {disz}{d}en-lil2-masz-zu x-[x]-x
13. i-im-gar#
14. 1(disz) gu4 a2 ur3-ra {d}suen-na-wi-ir mu-bi-im
16. [1(disz)] gu4 ab2 sag murub4 [x-(x)]-i#-mi-ti mu-bi-im
18. [...] sag-ARAD [...] x
20. [... sag]-munus [...]
21. [...]
22. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) {gesz}mar-gid2-da x
2. 1(disz) {na4}ur5 ad-bar
  blank space
3. ha-la-ba {d}en-lil2-masz-zu
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
5. sza3 a-sza3 egir a-sza3 hi-li-a
6. dal-ba-<na> an-ne2-ba-ab-du7# u3 lu2-dingir-ra
8. sag-bi a-sza3 uz-za us2-sa
9. sza3 sag-si-ga
10. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal
11. egir ha-la e2 ad-da-ta
12. ba-an-szum2-ma
13. 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
14. us2-sa-du 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
15. sag-bi e-sir2-ra us2-sa#
16. sza3 ha-la-ba e2 ad-da nam-gudu4-ni#
17. {disz}{d}da-mu-a-zu
18. szu ba-an-ti-a
19. 1(disz) gu4 a2 ur3-ra
20. {d}suen-ma-gi-ir
21. [mu-bi-im]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ha-la-ba {d}da-mu-[a-zu]
2'. egir# ha#-la#-ba#
3'. e2 ad-da-ta
4'. nam-tab-ba-ta
5'. in-ba-e-esz-a
6'. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3
7'. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
8'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
9'. igi im-szi-szi gudu4 dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-sze3
10'. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 gudu4 dumu lu2-{d}da-mu-sze3
11'. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu#-[sze3]
12'. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu inim-{d}en#-lil2#-[sze3]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. igi lu2#-[...]
2'. dumu ur-[...]
3'. igi ARAD2-unug?{ki}-x-[...]
4'. dumu an-ne2-ba-ab-du7-sze3
  blank space
5'. iti kin-{d}inanna
6'. mu {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal {gesz}szu-lu2 ku3-sig17 {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-an-dim2
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-masz-zu
2. gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
3. dumu a-ab-ba-kal-la
seal 2
1. {d}da-mu-a-zu
2. dumu a-ab-ba-kal-la

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 116.0 high × 68.0 wide × 32.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • primary: YOS 14, 321

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Sigrist/Cohen,OrNS 45, 413 (date)

    [sec74123] N.d.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 230, YBC 11974

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 11974
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-04-10 at 06:14:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-07-01 at 08:07:44 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-12-27 at 12:03:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 321 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311943.
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (No. P311943). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311943
LB  - CDLI:P311943
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - YOS 14, 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311943
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 321 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311943.
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (No. P311943). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311943
LB  - CDLI:P311943
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - YOS 14, 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311943
ER  -
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