NMSA 3860 (P342027)

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 3860

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. hal-li2-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# szum2#
5. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
6. x-{d}nin-szum2?
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]-x-AN-giri3
10. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz)?] sila3# ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
  blank space
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
  blank space
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz)# gin2 naga
  blank space
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
6. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz)# [gin2 naga]
  blank space
7. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
8. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
9. [x]-ki-bi
10. [szunigin] 1(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ka
11. [szunigin] 2(ban2)# 8(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2#
12. szunigin# 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 1(disz) [...]

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/P342027

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 3860
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174485

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-14 at 08:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:22:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:29:09 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 3860 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342027.
NMSA 3860 artifact entry (No. P342027). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342027
NMSA 3860 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342027 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3860 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342027
LB  - CDLI:P342027
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - NMSA 3860 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342027
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 3860 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342027.
NMSA 3860 artifact entry (No. P342027). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342027
NMSA 3860 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342027 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3860 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342027
LB  - CDLI:P342027
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - NMSA 3860 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342027
ER  -
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