ViOr 8/1, 021 (P141963)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy

Museum Collection(s)

Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

UPS —

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

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 1(barig) u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sze a-sza3 la2-tur-ra e2-kikken-asz ga6-ga2
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 1(barig) u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu-ta
5. umma{ki}-sze3 sze zi-ga
6. 4(u) geme2 1(barig) u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
2. umma{ki}-sze3 sze zi-ga
3. ugula ur-{d}szara2 x
4. kiszib3 ARAD2
  seal impression
5. iti min-esz3
  some text moved to next line
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ARAD2-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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
CDLI Seals 001583.3 (composite) (P533232) S001583.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P141963

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy
Museum Number UPS —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 032075

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-03 at 08:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-06 at 09:58:45 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-06 at 09:21:45 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:22:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ViOr 8/1, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141963.
ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry (No. P141963). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141963 (Original work published 2001)
ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141963 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ViOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141963},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P141963
LB  - CDLI:P141963
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141963
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ViOr 8/1, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141963.
ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry (No. P141963). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141963 (Original work published 2001)
ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141963 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ViOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141963},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P141963
LB  - CDLI:P141963
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - ViOr 8/1, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141963
ER  -
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