NMSA 3848 (P342018)

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 3848

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(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
2. uri5{ki}-sze3
3. sze ma2-a si-ga
4. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
reverse
1. 1(u) gurusz u4 7(disz)-sze3
2. uri5{ki}-ta
3. umma{ki}-me
4. ma2 kusz gesz gid2-da
  1 line blank
5. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
6. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6#
7. mu gu-za {d#}en#-[lil2 ...] ba-[dim2]
seal 1
1. lugal-e-ba-an-[sa6]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur#?-{d#?}[isztaran]

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P342018

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 3848
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174476

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 15:02:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:22:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:27:19 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 3848 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342018.
NMSA 3848 artifact entry (No. P342018). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342018
NMSA 3848 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342018 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3848 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342018
LB  - CDLI:P342018
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - NMSA 3848 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342018
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 3848 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342018.
NMSA 3848 artifact entry (No. P342018). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342018
NMSA 3848 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342018 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3848 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342018
LB  - CDLI:P342018
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - NMSA 3848 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342018
ER  - 
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