CM 26, 039 (P291925)

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 01013

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 × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) gurusz u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
2. dab6-ru-um{ki}-ta
3. nibru{ki}-sze3
4. gi la2-a a-ra2 3(disz)?-am3 de6-a
reverse
1. gi kesz2-ra2
2. u3 ma2 ba-al ib2-gar
3. sza3 bala
4. ugula a-gu-gu
5. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
6. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-[ku3-ga-ni]

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 005396.3 (composite) (P534054) S005396.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P291925

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 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) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072701
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003984
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1013

References

  • primary: CM 26, 39

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

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 054, NBC 01013

    [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
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
2011-07-22 at 14:49:32 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P291925.
CM 26, 039 artifact entry (No. P291925). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P291925 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P291925 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P291925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P291925},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P291925
LB  - CDLI:P291925
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CM 26, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P291925
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P291925.
CM 26, 039 artifact entry (No. P291925). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P291925 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P291925 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P291925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P291925},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P291925
LB  - CDLI:P291925
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CM 26, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P291925
ER  -
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