Hirose 405 (P109876)

Administrative tag excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Museum Number

YMEC —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak bala-a
 en: xxx
3. lu2-kal-la
 en: xxx
4. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki}
 en: xxx
5. u3 mu ma2-gur8#-mah#
 en: xxx
reverse
1. i3-gal2#
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.07.00.00 to Šū-Suen.08.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P109876

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan
Museum Number YMEC —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 032929

References

  • primary: Hirose, 405

    [Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

    "A tablet basket in which the balanced accounts of Lu-kalla for the years Shu-Sin 7-8 are held."

  • history: Dahl, Ruling family Umma, p. 112

    [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
2015-05-06 at 08:17:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:53 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 12:21:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34 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

“Hirose 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109876.
Hirose 405 artifact entry (No. P109876). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109876
Hirose 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109876 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109876},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109876
LB  - CDLI:P109876
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Hirose 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109876
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hirose 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109876.
Hirose 405 artifact entry (No. P109876). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109876
Hirose 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109876 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109876},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109876
LB  - CDLI:P109876
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Hirose 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109876
ER  -
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