NMSA 3827 (P342007)

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 3827

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# saga# 5(disz)# sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2] szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
3. IGI-[...]-du10
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz [saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz)] gin2 naga
6. szu-esz18-dar
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. x-da-ta
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ku-da-x-um
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. x-nu-ra
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. lu2-{d}nanna
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. u-bi-ra
4. 2(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. elam#-e szu ba-ab-ti
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-bu-ni
9. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
10. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. x-ne-asz
12. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 1(disz)
13. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. ba-za-a? 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
15. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. x-ku?
17. [szunigin 1(ban2)] 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga szunigin# 1(disz) sila3# <szum2>
18. x x x x
left
1. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) [gin2] i3 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. u4# 3(disz)-kam iti# [pa4]-u2-e

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P342007

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 3827
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174465

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-09-02 at 12:26:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:22:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:25:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:22:52 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 3827 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342007.
NMSA 3827 artifact entry (No. P342007). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342007
NMSA 3827 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342007 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3827 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342007},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342007
LB  - CDLI:P342007
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - NMSA 3827 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342007
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 3827 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342007.
NMSA 3827 artifact entry (No. P342007). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342007
NMSA 3827 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342007 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3827 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342007},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342007
LB  - CDLI:P342007
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - NMSA 3827 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342007
ER  -
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