Whitman 1 (P416491)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penrose Library, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penrose Library, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Museum Number

Whitman 1

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

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 398 laborer days,
2. ki-su7 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
en: at the threshing floor of the field Willow stationed;
3. ugula ur-mes
en: foreman: Ur-mes,
4. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
en: under seal of Lugal-emaḫe;
5. giri3 tu-ga-asz
en: via Tugaš;
reverse
blank space
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
en: year: “The high-priest of Eridu was installed.”
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
en: Lugal-emaḫe,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
en: son of Lugal-kugani.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.08.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003415.2 (composite) (P533683)	S003415.2	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P416491
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P416491

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)	Penrose Library, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Museum Number	Whitman 1
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-05 at 16:48:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-10 at 14:22:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-03-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Whitman 1 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416491.

Whitman 1 artifact entry (No. P416491). (2011, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416491

Whitman 1 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416491 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2011Whitman,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 12},
	title = {Whitman 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416491},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/12/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416491
LB  - CDLI:P416491
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Whitman 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416491
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Whitman 1 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416491.

Whitman 1 artifact entry (No. P416491). (2011, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416491

Whitman 1 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416491 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2011Whitman,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 12},
	title = {Whitman 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416491},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/12/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416491
LB  - CDLI:P416491
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Whitman 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416491
ER  -