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Aleppo 456 (P100788)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 3598

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. gu4-a sa10-a szesz-kal-la
3. kiszib3 ba-sa6
4. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
reverse
1. masz a-sza3-ga
2. kiszib3 lugal-ezem
3. mu bad3 ba-du3

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)

Collections

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Aleppo, 456

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSA 3598
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:
BPOA 11, p. 166
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:17:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:04:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-25 at 19:02:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-04 at 13:16:05	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-31 at 15:21:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-30 at 15:18:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-29 at 21:24:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-28 at 19:20:49	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-27 at 14:03:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-27 at 06:09:54	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-25 at 20:04:13	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-03-19 at 10:42:17	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-02-19 at 17:20:01	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:39	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023899) (023899)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 456 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100788.

Aleppo 456 artifact entry (No. P100788). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100788

Aleppo 456 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100788 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100788},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100788
LB  - CDLI:P100788
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - Aleppo 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100788
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 456 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100788.

Aleppo 456 artifact entry (No. P100788). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100788

Aleppo 456 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100788 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100788},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100788
LB  - CDLI:P100788
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - Aleppo 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100788
ER  -