JCS 38, 245 (P112176)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of World Cultures, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of World Cultures, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

MWC —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3?
 en: 22 male laborer work days,
2. u2 ga6-ga2
 en: food transported,
3. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
 en: from Lu-Utu,
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
 en: under seal of Ur-Šara;
reverse
1. sza3 bala-a
 en: that of the bala;
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
seal 1
  illegible

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112176

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Museum of World Cultures, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Museum Number MWC —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020851

References

  • primary: JCS 38, 245

    [Huehnergard1986JCS38] Huehnergard, John. 1986. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 245.

  • history: MVN 5, 64

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-12-04 at 11:31:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:37:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 38, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112176.
JCS 38, 245 artifact entry (No. P112176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112176
JCS 38, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112176 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 38, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112176
LB  - CDLI:P112176
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - JCS 38, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112176
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 38, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112176.
JCS 38, 245 artifact entry (No. P112176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112176
JCS 38, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112176 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 38, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112176
LB  - CDLI:P112176
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - JCS 38, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112176
ER  -
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