DoCu 236 (P109206)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 236

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. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz)# 1(barig)#? sze gur lugal
2. ki ab-ba-mu ensi2#-ka-ta
3. ur-{d}li9-si4 ka-guru7-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. e2 szutumx(|GI.NA.TUM|) [...] {d}szara2#
3. giri3 a-kal-la [dumu?] ab-ba-mu ensi2#
4. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
5. mu en {d}en-ki x ba#-[hun?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P109206

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 236
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024012

References

  • primary: DoCu, 236

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

  • history: Dahl, Ruling family Umma, p. 51

    [Dahl2007ruling-family] Dahl, Jacob L. 2007. The Ruling Family of Ur III Umma. A Prosopographical Analysis of an Elite Family in Southern Iraq 4000 Years Ago. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 108. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-10-24 at 09:55:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 13:59:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 12:21:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 10:04:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:17 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

“DoCu 236 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109206.
DoCu 236 artifact entry (No. P109206). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109206 (Original work published 2001)
DoCu 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109206 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024DoCu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109206
LB  - CDLI:P109206
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - DoCu 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109206
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DoCu 236 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109206.
DoCu 236 artifact entry (No. P109206). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109206 (Original work published 2001)
DoCu 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109206 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024DoCu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109206
LB  - CDLI:P109206
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - DoCu 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109206
ER  -
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