Smithsonian 16 (P332579)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Museum Number

SI 344991a

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. zi-gu5-um-ma
4. e2-kikken-ta
5. ki ARAD2-ta
6. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
3. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-i3-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-[mah-e]
2. dumu lu2-[...]
  according to Mayr

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 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -
CDLI Seals 003422 (composite) (P456132) S003422 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332579

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) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Museum Number SI 344991a
Accession Number listed only as "A344991-0"

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 071761

References

  • primary: Sigrist Smithsonian, 16

    [SigristSmithsonian] Sigrist, Marcel. nd. “Neo-Sumerian Cuneiform Tablets from the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.”

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-13 at 13:23:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-10-13 at 13:22:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:50:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

“Smithsonian 16 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P332579.
Smithsonian 16 artifact entry (No. P332579). (2022, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332579 (Original work published 2006)
Smithsonian 16 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332579 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {Smithsonian 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332579},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Smithsonian 16 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P332579.
Smithsonian 16 artifact entry (No. P332579). (2022, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332579 (Original work published 2006)
Smithsonian 16 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332579 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {Smithsonian 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332579},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/13/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P332579
LB  - CDLI:P332579
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Smithsonian 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332579
ER  -
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