Phillips — (P332301)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Museum Number

Phillips —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2
2. 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
3. sa10 e2
4. 1(disz) ma-na siki
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3
6. 1(disz) tug2 |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS|
7. nig2-ba e2
8. ur-nigar{gar}
9. dumu giri3-ni-ke4
10. gal5-la2-gal-ke4
11. gu-gu dumu usz-mu-sze3
12. i3-sa6-a-ni dam-ni
13. 2(disz)-na-ne-ne-sze3
14. e2 in-ne-szi-sa10
15. inim-bi i3-til
reverse
1. ha-na-a szitim
2. ur-e2-nirx(|MIR.ZA|) szitim
3. lugal-saga dub-sar
4. al-la dumu ur-du6 kuruszda
5. mu10-us2-sa2 gu-gu
6. inim-ma-ni-zi dumu in-na-a
7. ARAD2 dumu lugal-sila
8. lu2 ki inim-ma-me-esz2
9. 3(gesz2) 2(u) ninda asal? 1(gesz2) dug kasz udul2-udul2
10. inim-{d}szara2 um-mi-a
11. u4-ba a-hu-a ensi2 umma{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332301

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) Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Museum Number Phillips —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158266

References

  • history: FAOS 17, no. 88*b

    [Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-05 at 18:09:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Phillips — Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332301.
Phillips — artifact entry (No. P332301). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332301
Phillips — artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332301 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Phillips --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332301},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332301
LB  - CDLI:P332301
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Phillips — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332301
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Phillips — Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332301.
Phillips — artifact entry (No. P332301). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332301
Phillips — artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332301 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2006Phillips,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Phillips --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332301},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332301
LB  - CDLI:P332301
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Phillips — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332301
ER  - 
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