Fs Postgate 554, text C (P337210)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A02641

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

104.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba sa12-rig7-e-ne
3. 4(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
4. sze-ba nar-e-ne
5. 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. sze-ba geme2 mu-kux(DU)-ra
  blank space
7. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
8. sze-ba iti 1(disz)-a-kam
  blank space
9. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
10. sze ba iti 1(u) 2(disz)-a-kam
reverse
  blank space
1. sze-ba geme2 dumu
2. nin9-tur-tur-ra
3. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P337210

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

References

  • primary: Fs Postgate (pp. 535-566), 554, text C

    [Steinkeller2017FsPostgate] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2017. “An Estimate of the Population of Umma in Ur III Times.” Edited by Yağmur Heffron, Adam Stone, and Martin Worthington. At the Dawn of History. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honour of J. N. Postgate. Volume 1-2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-06 at 18:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 10:51:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Postgate 554, Text C Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P337210.
Fs Postgate 554, text C artifact entry (No. P337210). (2006, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P337210
Fs Postgate 554, text C artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P337210 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P337210},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/26/
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Postgate 554, Text C Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P337210.
Fs Postgate 554, text C artifact entry (No. P337210). (2006, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P337210
Fs Postgate 554, text C artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P337210 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {Fs {Postgate} 554, text {C} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P337210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P337210},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/9/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P337210
LB  - CDLI:P337210
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Fs Postgate 554, text C artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P337210
ER  - 
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