CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 (P392637)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

AA 078

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

44.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) [gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3]
 en: 60 [workdays, male laborers],
2. ki-su7# a#-sza3#-{d#}nin#-ur4-ra gub-ba
 en: at the threshing floor of the Ninurra field stationed,
3. [ugula] szesz#-kal-la#
 en: [the foreman]: Šeškala,
4. [kiszib3 ur]-{d#}szul-pa-e3
 en: [under seal] of Ur-Šulpa’e;
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3# mar-tu mu#-[du3]
 en: year after: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Martu Wall erected.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
 en: Ur-Šulpa’e,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
 en: son of Lugal-kugani.

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 005396.4 (composite) (P534056) S005396.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P392637

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number AA 078
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174633

References

  • primary: Brumfield CDLB 2016/001, 3.6

    [Brumfield2016UnifiedSchool] Brumfield, Sara, and Lance Allred. 2016. “The Cuneiform Tablet Collection of the Los Angeles Unified School District.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2016 (001).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-10 at 21:30:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-12-22 at 08:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-12 at 16:22:40 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-28 at 07:36:27 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-12-16 at 21:24:05 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-12-16 at 21:18:49 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P392637.
CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry (No. P392637). (2009, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392637
CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392637 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392637},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P392637.
CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry (No. P392637). (2009, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392637
CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392637 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2009},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392637},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/12/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P392637
LB  - CDLI:P392637
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392637
ER  -
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