Aleppo 122 (P100454)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 4156

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 1 gu2 of willow(?),
2. 1(asz) gu2 gi
 en: 1 gu2 of reed.
3. siskur2 ki-{d}suen
 en: Offerings of the place of Suen.
4. ki szesz-a-ni-ta
 en: From Šešani,
5. ku3-ga-ni
 en: Kugani
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. iti szu-numun
 en: Month: “Seeding.”
3. mu lugal-e bad3 mu-du3
 en: Year: “The king built the wall.”
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-tu
 en: Lu-Nintu,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu en-u2-a
 en: child of Enua.

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 003230 (composite) (P455940) S003230 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100454

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
20111230 corrected firth
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4156
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023565

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 122

    [Touzalin1982Aleppo] Touzalin, Maryse. 1982. “L’Administration Palatiale à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur: Textes Inédits Du Musée d’Alep., Thèse de Doctorat de Troisième Cycle Soutenue à l’Université de Tours.” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-05-24 at 09:21:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-07-28 at 15:10:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:00:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:14:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:20:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:17:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:23:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:19:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:02:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:18:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:33 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 122 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100454.
Aleppo 122 artifact entry (No. P100454). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100454
Aleppo 122 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100454 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100454
LB  - CDLI:P100454
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Aleppo 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100454
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 122 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100454.
Aleppo 122 artifact entry (No. P100454). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100454
Aleppo 122 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100454 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100454
LB  - CDLI:P100454
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Aleppo 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100454
ER  -
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