M.80.031.00 (P423545)

Tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

M.80.031.00

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
en: 1 1/2 sila3 of plant oil,
2. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
en: from Šara-kam,
3. kiszib3 ensi2
en: sealed tablet of the governor.
4. iti nesag
en: Month: “nesag offering,”
reverse
seal impression
1. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa#-a-bi
en: year after: “The Amorite wall was built,” year after.
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
en: Šu-Suen
2. lugal kal-ga
en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
en: Ayakalla,
2. ensi2
en: governor
3. umma{ki}
en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-zu
en: is your servant.

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)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.06.04.00 (us2-us2 year)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134)	S000033	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

CDLI number	P423545
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P423545

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)	Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number	M.80.031.00
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-29 at 11:58:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-29 at 11:48:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“M.80.031.00 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 29, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423545.

M.80.031.00 artifact entry (No. P423545). (2011, July 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423545

M.80.031.00 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423545 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423545},
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PY  - 2011
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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Cite this Artifact

“M.80.031.00 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 29, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423545.

M.80.031.00 artifact entry (No. P423545). (2011, July 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423545

M.80.031.00 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423545 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {jul 29},
	title = {M.80.031.00 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423545},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/7/29/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P423545
LB  - CDLI:P423545
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - M.80.031.00 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423545
ER  -