ICP varia 79 (P275276)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 1342

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] saga# 3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 a-gu#?-a#?
2. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] saga# 3(disz) sila3 ninda a-hu-ma
3. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] saga# 3(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-kal-la
4. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}utu
5. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-x
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda {d}nanna-kam
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda puzur4-i3-li2
8. sukkal-me
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 szu-i3-li2
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda dingir-dan
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda a-a-kal-la
12. 3(disz)# sila3# kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-x
13. [3(disz) sila3 kasz] 2(disz)# sila3# ninda# sza-lim-be-li2
reverse
1. [lu2] kas4#-me
2. [5(disz) gin2] szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
3. [...] n 5(disz)# sila3 ninda masz-masz
4. [...] 8(disz) sila3 ninda mu-sar
5. [n 5(disz)] sila3# ninda {d}nanna-dalla
  blank space
6. [szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz)] kasz saga
7. szunigin# 3(ban2)# [5(disz) sila3] kasz# du
8. szunigin# 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15
9. [szunigin n] 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du
10. [szunigin] 1(disz) sila3 szum2# 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3#
11. szunigin#? 1/3(disz)# sila3 4(disz)# gin2 naga
12. [u4 n] 2(disz)#-kam#
  some text moved to next line
13. iti sig4-{gesz}u3-szub-ba
left
1. mu e2# {d#}szara2# ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275276

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) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 1342
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170598

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 18:52:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:16:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-04 at 16:06:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-04 at 15:45:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-04 at 16:23:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ICP Varia 79 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275276.
ICP varia 79 artifact entry (No. P275276). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275276 (Original work published 2005)
ICP varia 79 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275276 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024ICP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {ICP varia 79 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275276},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275276
LB  - CDLI:P275276
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - ICP varia 79 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275276
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ICP Varia 79 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275276.
ICP varia 79 artifact entry (No. P275276). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275276 (Original work published 2005)
ICP varia 79 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275276 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024ICP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {ICP varia 79 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275276},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275276
LB  - CDLI:P275276
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - ICP varia 79 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275276
ER  -
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