YBC 16495 (P312870)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 16495

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

4.0 mm × 4.0 mm × 2.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 4.0 high × 4.0 wide × 2.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 16495
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.13.00 (intercalated)
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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
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001590 (composite) (P454300) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 16495 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P312870.
YBC 16495 artifact entry (No. P312870). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312870 (Original work published 2017)
YBC 16495 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312870 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312870},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 16495 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P312870.
YBC 16495 artifact entry (No. P312870). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P312870 (Original work published 2017)
YBC 16495 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P312870 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YBC 16495 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P312870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P312870},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P312870
LB  - CDLI:P312870
M1  - 2025/7/26/
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