KM 89338 (P235083)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89338

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“1,410 ropes.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sa
2. 2(gesz'u) [...] gi#
3. [x] 3(u) 4(asz) x-a
4. [...] x x x
5. e2#-gu4#-gaz-sze3
reverse
1. ki# lu2-ga2-nun-ta
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
3. giri3 i3-kal-la
  seal impression
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2#
4. sa12-du5-ka

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (“1,410 ropes.”)
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 003133.2 (composite) (P533600) S003133.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235083

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Museum Number KM 89338
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 168196

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:44:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Brisch, Nicole CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89338 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235083.
KM 89338 artifact entry (No. P235083). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235083
KM 89338 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235083 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235083
LB  - CDLI:P235083
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - KM 89338 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235083
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89338 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235083.
KM 89338 artifact entry (No. P235083). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235083
KM 89338 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235083 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235083
LB  - CDLI:P235083
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - KM 89338 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235083
ER  -
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