HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 (P298639)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 07012

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [n] GAN2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) n(ban2@c) sze [gub?]-ba
4. gesz#-sza3 gala
5. 2(asz@c) sze gesz-sza3 sza3-nu-gal2
6. lugal-he2-dug-ni-e3
column 2
1. [...] u3#? lugal#?-KA#? ugula
2. 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ur-{d}ildu3 azlag4
3. lugal-ezem ugula
4. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze nigar sanga
5. 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sze sa-sa-ildu3
6. 2(iku@c) GAN2 4(asz@c) sze bara2-ga-ni-du10 ugula
7. 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) [(n) sze] lugal#-nig2-ga2#-[ni]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. lugal#-[x (x)]-ni#?-zi
2'. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [sze] a2#-kal-le
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] 5(asz@c) sze [...] dam#?
  rest blank
column 2
1. sze e3-a
2. [...]-x-ka#?
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298639

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 07012
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 16 & p. 50 13

    [Powell1978Lugalzagesi] Powell, Marvin A. 1978. “Texts from the Time of Lugalzagesi. Problems and Perspectives in Their Interpretation.” Hebrew Union College Annual 49: 1–58.

    (C)


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
2017-03-04 at 21:10:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-07-21 at 14:19:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298639.
HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry (No. P298639). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298639.
HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry (No. P298639). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
}

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