CM 26, 038 (P291561)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 02891

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

42.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}gur dub 1(barig)-ta
2. zi3 ninda lu2 mar-hi-szi-ke4-ne ba-an-gar
3. ki a-gu-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2
2. sza3 bala-a
3. u4 3(u)-kam
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki}
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-mu-tum2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu e2-gal-e-si

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005670 (composite) (P458380) S005670 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.10.00, Šū-Suen.02.09.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P291561

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 41.0 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) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 02891
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072700
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-005864
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.2891

References

  • primary: CM 26, 38

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 358 (seal)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 123, NBC 02891

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-04-10 at 11:54:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:49:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P291561.
CM 26, 038 artifact entry (No. P291561). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P291561 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P291561 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CM 26, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P291561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P291561},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/13/
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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CM 26, 038 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P291561.
CM 26, 038 artifact entry (No. P291561). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P291561 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P291561 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CM 26, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P291561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P291561},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P291561
LB  - CDLI:P291561
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CM 26, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P291561
ER  -
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