MAH A.2012-0004 (P429870)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH A.2012-0004

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. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) ku6 al-dar
2. za3 1(u)-bi ib2-gar
3. nig2-dab5 ma2 nesag-ga2#?
4. ki ur-{d}utu-ta
5. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu us2-sa sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

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 003673.3 (composite) (P533762) S003673.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P429870

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH A.2012-0004
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191902

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-17 at 15:28:48 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-08-11 at 08:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-31 at 06:16:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MAH A.2012-0004 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429870.
MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry (No. P429870). (2012, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429870
MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429870 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2012},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {MAH {A}.2012-0004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/6/7/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429870
LB  - CDLI:P429870
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MAH A.2012-0004 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429870.
MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry (No. P429870). (2012, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429870
MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429870 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {MAH {A}.2012-0004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/6/7/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429870
LB  - CDLI:P429870
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MAH A.2012-0004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429870
ER  -
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