YOS 15, 183 (P414553)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Museum Number

WHS A 2083

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz)# gesz 2(ban2)
2. 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
3. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
4. 4(disz) gesz 3(disz) sila3
5. 4(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
  blank space
6. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) gesz hi-a
reverse
1. szunigin 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. {gesz}kiri6 GAN2 a-gu-la
3. szesz-a-ni
  blank space
4. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414553

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Museum Number WHS A 2083
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 187659

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 183

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-09-07 at 12:36:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414553.
YOS 15, 183 artifact entry (No. P414553). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414553
YOS 15, 183 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414553 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414553
LB  - CDLI:P414553
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 15, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414553
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414553.
YOS 15, 183 artifact entry (No. P414553). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414553
YOS 15, 183 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414553 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2010YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414553
LB  - CDLI:P414553
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 15, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414553
ER  -
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