NMSA 4031 (P342087)

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 4031

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. [...] gur# lugal
2. [...] zu-ga#
3. ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
4. [x] ensi2-ka
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
2. giri3 e2-gal-e-si
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu en mah-gal-an-na [...]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005354.4 (composite) (P534043) S005354.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P342087

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 4031
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170748

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-06 at 07:49:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 18:08:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:17:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:22:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:25:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:21:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:04:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:10:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:42:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:20:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 13:38:25 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 4031 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342087.
NMSA 4031 artifact entry (No. P342087). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342087
NMSA 4031 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342087 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342087},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342087
LB  - CDLI:P342087
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - NMSA 4031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342087
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 4031 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342087.
NMSA 4031 artifact entry (No. P342087). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342087
NMSA 4031 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342087 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342087},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342087
LB  - CDLI:P342087
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - NMSA 4031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342087
ER  -
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