CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 (P393091)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

HAM 1983.108

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) esir2 had2 gur lugal
 en: 10 royal gur of dried bitumen,
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu ma2 gibil-sze3
 en: for the new boat
3. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
 en: from the governor of Umma;
4. kiszib3 en-dingir-mu
 en: under seal of En-dingir-mu,
5. giri3 a-mur-{d}suen lu2 kas4
 en: via Amur-Suen, the runner,
  blank space
  seal impression
6. u3 szesz-a-ni lu2#? x
 en: and Šeš-ani, the ...;
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti ezem-mah
 en: month: “Ezem-mah,”
2. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
 en: year: “The wall of the land was erected.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
 en: Šulgi,
2. nita kal-ga
 en: strong man,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four quarters,
column 2
1. en-dingir-mu
 en: En-dingir-mu,
2. ra2-gaba
 en: the courier,
3. ARAD2-zu
 en: your servant.

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/P393091

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174714

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-08 at 08:53:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-09 at 12:40:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-03-23 at 00:02:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-03-22 at 23:57:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ragavan, Deena; Schwemer, Daniel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393091.
CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 artifact entry (No. P393091). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393091 (Original work published 2010)
CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393091 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393091.
CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 artifact entry (No. P393091). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393091 (Original work published 2010)
CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393091 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393091},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393091},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P393091
LB  - CDLI:P393091
M1  - 2026/10/26/
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