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Rochester 173 (P128278)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

Crozer CR 207

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(u) gurusz
2. ugula da-da
3. 1(u) gurusz
4. ugula lugal-nig2-lagar-e
5. 1(u) gurusz
6. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
7. 1(u) gurusz
8. ugula u3-dag-ga?
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
10. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11. 1(u) ugula lu2-dingir-ra
12. 1(u) gurusz
13. ugula lugal-{d}isztaran
14. 1(u) gurusz
15. ugula lugal-iti-da
16. 1(u) ugula ur-sukkal
reverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz)# gurusz
2. ugula a-da-lal3
3. 1(u) gurusz
4. ugula lu2-kal-la
5. 1(u) ugula ze2-na
6. gurum2 ak u4 3(disz)-kam a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. nigin2 sud2 diri-ga
8. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
9. iti dal
10. 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

Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Rochester, 173

[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Inspection roster of gur7ls-workers

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Crozer CR 207
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.05.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:59:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:31:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034562) (034562)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128278.

Rochester 173 artifact entry (No. P128278). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128278

Rochester 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128278 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128278},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128278
LB  - CDLI:P128278
M1  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - Rochester 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128278
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128278.

Rochester 173 artifact entry (No. P128278). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128278

Rochester 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128278 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128278},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128278
LB  - CDLI:P128278
M1  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - Rochester 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128278
ER  -