CUNES 58-01-063 (P412055)

Legal tablet 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 58-01-063

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) sze ar5-ra nu-tuku
2. ki ha-la-ga2?-ki-ta
3. {d}iszkur-illat-e
4. szu ba-ti
5. mu {d}iszkur-illat
6. kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
reverse
1. igi lu2-{d}utu
2. igi {d}szara2-mu-tum
3. igi szu-{d}iszkur
  blank space
4. iti ezem nesag-e
5. mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-me-lam2
2. gu-za-la2
3. dumu {d}iszkur-illat

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
CDLI Seals 014252 (composite) (P519632) S014252 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P412055

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 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 58-01-063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190147

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-16 at 14:00:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-07-31 at 11:38:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-31 at 06:06:48 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-31 at 01:19:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-30 at 02:00:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-27 at 06:08:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-21 at 09:59:48 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 58-01-063 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412055.
CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry (No. P412055). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412055 (Original work published 2010)
CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412055 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412055
LB  - CDLI:P412055
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412055
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 58-01-063 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412055.
CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry (No. P412055). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412055 (Original work published 2010)
CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412055 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CUNES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412055
LB  - CDLI:P412055
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412055
ER  -
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