YBC 17008 (P469197)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 17008

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469197

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 17008
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU p. 182

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-08-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 17008 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469197.
YBC 17008 artifact entry (No. P469197). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469197 (Original work published 2014)
YBC 17008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469197 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 17008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469197},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/13/
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TI  - YBC 17008 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 17008 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469197.
YBC 17008 artifact entry (No. P469197). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469197 (Original work published 2014)
YBC 17008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469197 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024YBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 17008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469197},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P469197
LB  - CDLI:P469197
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - YBC 17008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469197
ER  - 
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