YOS 04, 242 (P142306)

Account 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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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 03894

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (tabular account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1.a. 9(disz@v) 4(u) 7(disz@v) sze gur10-a
1.b. 8(disz@v) 1(u) n 9(disz@v) 3(u) sze# gur10#-a
1.c. 6(disz) 5(u) 5(disz) sze# gur10#
2.a. 5(u) 5(disz) zar3 tab-ba
2.b. 4(u)# 9(disz@v) zar3 tab-ba
2.c. 3(u) 4(disz@v) zar3# tab-ba
3.a. 3(disz) 1(u) 8(disz@v) ki-su7 gub-ba
3.b. 2(disz) 4(u) 4(disz@v) ki-su7 gub-ba
3.c. 2(disz) n n ki-su7 gub-ba
4.a. a-sza3 ka-ma#-ri2{ki#}
4.b. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
4.c. a#-[sza3] ka#-ma-ri2{ki}
5.a. mu sza-asz-szu2-<ru>-um#{ki} ba-hul
5.b. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
5.c1. mu sza#-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
5.c2. ugula ba-sa6
6.a. 5(disz) 4(disz@v)#? sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
6.b. 6(disz) 4(disz@v) sze# gur10-a
6.c. 5(disz) sze# gur10-a
  erasures after 5(disz)?
7.a. 3(disz) 6(disz) zar3 tab-ba
7.b. 4(disz@v) 3(u)#? 5(disz) zar3 tab-ba
7.c. 3(disz) 1(u) 9(disz@v) 3(u) zar3 tab-ba
8.a. a-sza3 a-gesztin
8.b. a-sza3 a-gesztin
8.c. a-sza3 a-gesztin
9.a. ($ blank space $) sze gur10-a
9.b. ($ blank space $) sze gur10-a
9.c. ($ blank space $) sze gur10-a
10.a. 1(disz) 9(disz@v) 3(u) zar3 tab-ba
10.b. 1(disz) 1(u)# 3(disz) zar3 tab-ba
10.c. 1(disz) 2(disz) zar3 tab-ba
11.a1. a-sza3 lugal
11.a2. mu en-unu6-gal ba-hun
11.a3.
  erasures and numerical notes (see copy)
11.b1. 4(disz@v) 4(u) 2(disz@v) 3(u) ki-su7 gub-ba
11.b2. a-sza3 lugal
11.b3.
  erasures and numerical notes (see copy)
11.c1.
  blank
11.c2. a-sza3 lugal
11.c3.
  erasures and numerical notes (see copy)
12.a. ($ blank space $)
12.b. ($ blank space $)
12.c. ($ blank space $)
13.a. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir szabra
13.b. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
13.c. ugula lugal-gu4-e
reverse
  (blank narrow column at left)
  blank space
1.a. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) lugal-nesag-e
1.b. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) lugal-nesag-e
2.a. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz@v) lugal-ukken-ne2
2.b. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz@v) lugal-ukken-ne2
3.a. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e
3.b. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz)? lugal-e2-mah-e
4.a. 1(gesz2) 1(u)# 2(disz) ur-mes
4.b. 1(gesz2) [1(u)] 2(disz) ur-mes
5.a. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
5.b. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
6.a. 1(gesz2) 1(u) i7-pa-e3
6.b. 1(gesz2) 1(u) i7-pa-e3
7.a. 5(u) 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
7.b. 5(u) 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
8.a. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) da-du-mu
8.b. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) da-du-mu#
  (blank column at right with erasures, sign ZU)

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, 242

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 03894
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:06:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142306.
YOS 04, 242 artifact entry (No. P142306). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142306 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 04, 242 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142306 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 04, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142306},
}


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