YBC 13843 (P498326)

Letter 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13843

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134)	S000033	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

CDLI number	P498326
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P498326

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 13843
Accession Number

References

history: Mayr SITU, SITU p. 157

[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
2016-06-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 13843 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498326.

YBC 13843 artifact entry (No. P498326). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498326 (Original work published 2016)

YBC 13843 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498326 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 13843 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498326},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P498326
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - YBC 13843 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YBC 13843 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498326.

YBC 13843 artifact entry (No. P498326). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498326 (Original work published 2016)

YBC 13843 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498326 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

@misc{2024YBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {YBC 13843 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498326},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498326
LB  - CDLI:P498326
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - YBC 13843 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498326
ER  -