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YOS 13, 010 (P429717)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1913.02.274

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: rental of a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na ha-ra-rum
2. _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}za-ba4-ba4
3. _ki_ i-din-{d}za-ba4-ba4
4. be-el _a-sza3-ga-e_
5. {disz}u-bar-rum u3 i-din-{d}za-ba4-ba4
6. a-na er-re-szu-tim!
7. a-na tap-pu-tim
8. a-na szi-it-ti-in
9. a-na sza-lu-usz!(ASZ)
10. _ib2-ta-e3-a-mesz_
11. _u4 buru14-sze3_
12. szi-it-ti-in
13. er-re-szum-ma
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. be-el _a-sza3_ i-ma-ak-ku-us2
single ruling
3. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
4. _igi_ si2-na-tum _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}za-ba4-ba4
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
single ruling
6. _iti du6-ku3! u4 2(u) 6(disz)#-kam#_
7. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu#-[uh _lugal-e] nun ni2-tuku-ka {d}en-lil2-la2-ka_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dumu [...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

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Collections

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 50.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (SM catalogue: rental of a field)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: YOS 13, 10

[Finkelstein1972YOS13] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1972. Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: AION Suppl. 14 no. , 02

[Pomponio1978AIONSupp14] Pomponio, Francesco. 1978. “I Contratti Di Affitto Dei Campi per La Coltivazione Di Cereali Pubblicati in YOS 13,” Annali dell’Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli Supplement, 14.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1913.02.274
Accession No.: 07591 (SM catalogue: 3010)

Provenience

Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Abi-ešuḫ.cc.07.26
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-08 at 09:25:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-07-17 at 14:47:51	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429717.

YOS 13, 010 artifact entry (No. P429717). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429717 (Original work published 2012)

YOS 13, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429717 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {YOS 13, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429717},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P429717
LB  - CDLI:P429717
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - YOS 13, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429717
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 13, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429717.

YOS 13, 010 artifact entry (No. P429717). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429717 (Original work published 2012)

YOS 13, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429717 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {YOS 13, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429717},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P429717
LB  - CDLI:P429717
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - YOS 13, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429717
ER  -