NMSA 3640 (P341937)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 3640

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. 4(asz) kasz du sa2-du11
2. 6(asz) du diri
3. 1(asz) saga tug2 du11-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. 2(asz) saga# 4(asz) du sa2-du11
5. 5(asz)#? du diri 1(asz) saga tug2 du11-ga u4 1(u) 6(disz)
6. 3(asz) saga sa2-du11
7. 3(asz) saga 4(asz) du sa2-du11
8. 6(asz)# la2 4(disz) sila3 du 1(asz) saga diri u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
9. 2(asz) du sa2-du11
10. 4(asz) du diri u4 1(u) 8(disz)-[kam]
11. 2(asz)# saga 2(asz) du# sa2#-[du11]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz) saga# 1(asz) du sa2-du11# u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
2'. 2(asz)#? saga 4(asz) du sa2-du11
3'. 1(u) la2 4(disz) sila3 du diri
4'. 2(asz) du giri3 ur-{d}asznan#
5'. 1(ban2) du inim e2-gal
  blank space
  seal impression
6'. ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re-ta
7'. kiszib3 a-kal-la
8'. sza3 bala-a
9'. mu lu-lu-bu-um{ki}
seal 1
1. a-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-nesag-e

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.44.00.15 to Šulgi.44.00.21

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001773.3 (composite) (P533291) S001773.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P341937

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) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 3640
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174432

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:02:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:21:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:10:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 3640 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P341937.
NMSA 3640 artifact entry (No. P341937). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341937
NMSA 3640 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P341937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P341937},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P341937
LB  - CDLI:P341937
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - NMSA 3640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P341937
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 3640 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P341937.
NMSA 3640 artifact entry (No. P341937). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341937
NMSA 3640 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P341937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P341937},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P341937
LB  - CDLI:P341937
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - NMSA 3640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P341937
ER  -
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