YOS 04, 208 (P142272)

Legal 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

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Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 03884 or 04208

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (di-til-la)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) a-gi ku3 6(disz) gin2-sze3 di-ni-li2 in-sa10-asz ba-gi-in
2. ku3-ba inim# ba-a-ga2-ar 1(u) gin2 ku3 ba-an-kux(KWU147)
3. ur-nigar{gar}-ke4 di-ni-li2 la2-e-dam
  blank space
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 u3 szesz#-a-ne-ne
5. gu3-de2-a nam-erin2-sze3 inim bi2#-ga2-ar
6. ku3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-sze3
7. lugal#-[nig2]-lagar-e ARAD2-mu-um [bi2]-du11 ba-ra-sa10 nam-ARAD2#-da-ni-sze3 ba-gi-in
  blank space
8. 1(disz) ur-zigum-ma dumu nin9-a2-ni-ta nu-{gesz}kiri6
9. gu3-de2-a nam-erin2-sze3 inim i3-ni-ga2-ar
10. nam-dumu geme2 dingir-ra ensi2-ka-ka-sze3 ba-gi-in
  blank space
11. 1(disz) ARAD2 ku3 4(disz) gin2-sze3
12. lugal-e2-mah-e in-sa10
13. lu2-inim-ma-bi ba-ri-ri-ge-esz-[am3]
column 2
1. mu-bi-sze3 lugal-e2-mah-e nam-erim2-bi un-ku5 ARAD2 ba-an-tum2-mu
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2. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da u3 dumu-ne-ne
3. na-ba-sa6# nam#-erin2-sze3 inim bi2#-[ga2]-ar
4. lugal-a2-zi-da gudu4 ARAD2 {d}szara2 i3-me-a
5. nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
  blank space
6. 1(disz) ka5-a munu4-mu2# u3 dumu-ne-[ne]
7. na-ba-sa6# nam#-erin2#-sze3# inim [bi2-ga2-ar]
8. ur-{d}[szara2 sza13]-dub#-ba#-[ke4] ARAD2 {d#}[szara2 i3-me-a]
9. nam-erim2#-[bi ku5-dam]
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10. 1(disz) szu-zu#-[x u3 szesz]-a-[ne-ne]
11. x-[x nam]-erin2#-sze3 inim# [bi2]-ga2#-ar
12. e2-a-szar [lu2] gar-sza-na-ka-ra{ki} en3-bi tar-re-dam
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13. 1(disz) u2-da dumu nigar{gar}-ki-du10 [ARAD2 {d}szara2] i3-me-a
14. [...] gudu4#-ke4 [nam-erim2-bi ku5]-dam
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da dumu da-a-ti
2. lu2-{d}szara2 dumu szesz-kal-la-ke4 nam-ARAD2-sze3 inim in-ni-ga2-ar
3. ad-da-lu2 dumu geme2-na i3-me-a nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
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4. 1(disz) dingir-mu ma-an-szum2 ku3 5(disz) gin2-sze3 a-ab-ba ku3!-saga in-szi-sa10
5. u-bar-e nam-erin2-sze3 inim in-ni-ga2-ar
6. ur-{d}suen-ke4 nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
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7. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag-ka ku3-ta sa10-a ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka-sze3 ba-gi-in
8. 1(disz) da-du-mu ku3-ta sa10-a lu2-zabala3{ki} unu3-da-sze3 ba-gi-in
9. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} ku3-ta sa10-a ur-{d}ba-<ba6> sagi-sze3 ba-gi-in
10. 1(disz) ur-sukkal ku3-ta# sa10#-a u3-ma-ni-sze3# ba#-gi-in
11. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
  blank space
12. 1(disz) lugal-ab-ba ku3-ta sa10-a ur-szu-ku3-ga-ka-sze3 ba-gi-in
13. 1(disz) a2-ta szu-i
column 2
1. [ARAD2 {d}]szara2-sze3 ba-gi-in
2. 1(disz) lugal#-nig2-lagar-e ARAD2 {d}szara2-sze3 ba-gi-in
3. 1(disz) ab-ba-saga u3 dumu-ne-ne ku3-ta sa10-a
4. lugal-e2-mah-e-sze3 ba-gi-in
5. 1(disz) ur-a-zi-<mu2>-a ku3-ta sa10-a a-kal-la-<sze3> ba-gi-in
6. 1(disz) lu2 zah3 ARAD2 {d}szara2 i3-me-a ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ke4 nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
7. 1(disz) a-du-du dumu ur-e-la tug2-du8 ARAD2 {d}szara2-sze3 ba-gi-in
  blank space
8. ki a-bu-ni szagina-ta
9. ensi2-ke4 i3-dab5
  blank space
10. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: YOS 4, 208

    [Keiser1919YOS4] Keiser, Clarence E. 1919. Selected Temple Documents of the Ur Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: NG 2, 212

    [Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 26, YBC 4208

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 03884 or 04208
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-24 at 10:59:41 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-07-14 at 07:44:05 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:08 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“YOS 04, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272.
YOS 04, 208 artifact entry (No. P142272). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272
YOS 04, 208 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272 (Accessed: September 7, 2024).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 04, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142272
LB  - CDLI:P142272
M1  - 2024/9/7/
TI  - YOS 04, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142272
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