SM 1918.01.001 (P407927)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1918.01.001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope: over 17 gur of grain is for a regular offering)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope: over 17 gur of grain is for a regular offering)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.42.08.00 new image
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004241 (composite) (P456951)	S004241	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P407927
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P407927

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
Dimensions	46.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	envelope: right edge is broken off so the tablet shows through. rev.-- damage to top left edge.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1918.01.001
Accession Number	08279 (SM catalogue: 3047)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189484

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1918.01.001 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407927.

SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry (No. P407927). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407927

SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407927 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407927},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1918.01.001 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407927.

SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry (No. P407927). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407927

SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407927 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-12]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407927},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407927
LB  - CDLI:P407927
M1  - 2026/5/12/
TI  - SM 1918.01.001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407927
ER  -