HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20 (P298642)

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 07016

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

68.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz@t) lu2
2. tir-ku3 nagar
3. e2-tum2
4. dam-mah
5. ur-ma-ma
6. il2 HU RI
7. 3(disz@t) e2-zi
8. dam-mah
9. nimgir-esz3-tum2
column 2
1. x [...]
2. 2(disz@t) [...]
3. szesz#? [x x]
4. UD x [...]
5. da-x-x
6. szesz#? [x x]
7. 3(disz@t) lu2 du11#-ga-ni
8. dam-mah#
9. ur-{d}nin#-ildu3
reverse
column 1
1. il2 HU RI
2. 2(disz@t) utu-gi-num
3. szesz-kur-ra
4. lugal-dul3?-sza3#-ga#
5. dam-mah
6. [x] x x x [...]
7. ad#-da#
8. ga-da#-LUM#
column 2
  blank space
1. igi-ildu3
2. ma2-gur8-si
3. szu ba-ti
4. 3(disz@t) ur-utu [(x)]
5. ur-an-ne2
6. 1(disz) UD-e2 sila-luh#?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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 07016
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-010000
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.7016

References

  • primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 18 & p. 55 20

    [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
2015-07-21 at 14:17:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298642.
HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry (No. P298642). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298642 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298642 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298642},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298642.
HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry (No. P298642). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298642 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298642 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023HUCA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298642
LB  - CDLI:P298642
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HUCA 49, 018 & 055 20  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298642
ER  -
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