CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 (P416399)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E15551

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

37.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2#-bala-a
 en: (To) Lu-balaya:
2. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ka
 en: Nur-Iškur
3. szu i3-ib2-ba
 en: has been released.
reverse
seal 1
1. [a]-kal-la#
 en: Akalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3
 en: son of Ur-nigar, chief livestock administrator.

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001780 (composite) (P454490) S001780 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P416399

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E15551
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191629

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416399.
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 artifact entry (No. P416399). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416399
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416399 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416399.
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 artifact entry (No. P416399). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416399
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416399 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}3.13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416399},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416399
LB  - CDLI:P416399
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §3.13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416399
ER  -
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