YBC 16668 (P505505)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16668

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

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 002932.2 (composite) (P533566)	S002932.2	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P505505
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P505505

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 16668
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.16668

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-20 at 07:15:55	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-12-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 16668 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P505505.

YBC 16668 artifact entry (No. P505505). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P505505 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 16668 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P505505 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YBC 16668 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P505505},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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TI  - YBC 16668 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 16668 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P505505.

YBC 16668 artifact entry (No. P505505). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P505505 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 16668 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P505505 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2023YBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YBC 16668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P505505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P505505},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P505505
LB  - CDLI:P505505
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - YBC 16668 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P505505
ER  -