YBC 13483 (P481009)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13483

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

tablet
obverse
  (beginning of the obv. not given)
1'. ki gu-za-na-ta
2'. {d}nansze-dan
3'. i3-da-gal2
reverse
  seal impression
1. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. {d}nansze-dan
2. dub-sar
3. dumu gu-za-na

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/P481009

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

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 13483
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • history: ENES, 0507 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-11-22 at 15:25:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-07-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 13483 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481009.
YBC 13483 artifact entry (No. P481009). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481009 (Original work published 2015)
YBC 13483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481009 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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}

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Cite this Artifact

“YBC 13483 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481009.
YBC 13483 artifact entry (No. P481009). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481009 (Original work published 2015)
YBC 13483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481009 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481009},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P481009
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