Unpublished texts in IM 12 (P449080)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 204929

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

38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 la-la e2-ba-an
2. 1(disz) kusz a2-si e2-ba-an
3. giri3 ur-si-an-na
4. 1(disz) {kusz}lu-ub2
5. ur-{d}nin-si4-an-na
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 IGI e2-ba-an
2. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. zi-ga lu2-du10-ga
blank space
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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.09.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P449080
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P449080

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 204929
Accession Number

References

history: Saadoon MA diss., 12

[Saadoon2012diss] Saadoon, Abather R. 2012. “Unpublished Cuneiform Texts in the Iraqi Museum from UR III Dynasty (2114-2004 B.C).” Mathesis.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-13 at 08:19:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-03-24 at 18:46:18	Lafont, Bertrand	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2020-07-15 at 11:48:12	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-03-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Unpublished Texts in IM 12 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P449080.

Unpublished texts in IM 12 artifact entry (No. P449080). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449080 (Original work published 2013)

Unpublished texts in IM 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449080 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	title = {Unpublished texts in {IM} 12 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449080},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Unpublished Texts in IM 12 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P449080.

Unpublished texts in IM 12 artifact entry (No. P449080). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449080 (Original work published 2013)

Unpublished texts in IM 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449080 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2024Unpublished,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Unpublished texts in {IM} 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449080},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P449080
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Unpublished texts in IM 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449080
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