CUNES 58-01-061 (P412053)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 58-01-061

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag munus
2. a-ka-ka mu-ni-im
3. lugal-nesag-e
4. {d}utu-mu
5. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
6. in-szi-sa10
7. a-du-du dumu du-u2-a muhaldim
8. lu2-ki-na-ab-dam-bi-[im]
9. igi a-hu-ni
reverse
1. igi a-du-du
2. igi {gesz}tukul-gar-ni
3. igi ur-dun
4. igi u3-ma-ni
5. igi lu2-{d}en-ki
6. igi da-ga-ni
7. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
  blank space
8. u4-ba ur-{d}li9-si4-na ensi2 umma{ki}-DU10
9. mu hu-uh-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. [1(disz) sag] munus
2. [a-ka]-ka# mu-ni-im
3. [lugal]-nesag#-e
4. [{d}udu]-mu
5. [7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3 in-szi-sa10]
6. a-[du-du] dumu du-u2-a muhaldim
7. lu2-ki-na-ab-dam-bi-im
8. igi a-du-[du]
reverse
1. igi {gesz}tukul-gar-ni
2. igi u3-ma-ni
3. igi da-ga-ni
4. igi ur-dun
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
  blank space
6. u4-ba ur-{d}li9-si4-na
7. ensi2 umma{ki} HI
8. [mu hu]-uh-nu-[ri{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. lugal-nesag-e
2. dumu a?-ga?-x-x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P412053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 58-01-061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190145

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-07-30 at 01:48:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-27 at 06:06:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-21 at 09:53:40 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-21 at 09:51:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-21 at 09:45:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 58-01-061 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P412053.
CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry (No. P412053). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412053
CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412053 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2010CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/9/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P412053
LB  - CDLI:P412053
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412053
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 58-01-061 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P412053.
CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry (No. P412053). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412053
CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412053 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2010CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/9/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P412053
LB  - CDLI:P412053
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412053
ER  -
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