NCC 004 (P469659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

NCC 004

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(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
 en: 1 male laborer for 5 days,
2. nibru{ki}-sze3
 en: to Nippur
3. i3 ga e2 uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)#? x
 en: butter oil and cheese ...;
4. 3(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
 en: 3 male laborers for 2 days,
5. nibru{ki}-sze3
 en: to Nippur
reverse
1. in-bul5-bul5 il-la
 en: ...-straw carried;
2. ugula x-ga-la
 en: foreman: ...-gala;
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
 en: under seal of Lukalla;
  blank space
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šu-Suen is king.”
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
 en: Lukalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
 en: son of Ur-E’e.

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 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469659

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) Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA
Museum Number NCC 004
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196240

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-24 at 19:02:03 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-03-24 at 18:49:13 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2017-12-05 at 06:32:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-04 at 17:30:16 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-13 at 12:34:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NCC 004 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 24, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P469659.
NCC 004 artifact entry (No. P469659). (2023, March 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469659 (Original work published 2014)
NCC 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469659 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 24},
	title = {NCC 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/24/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P469659
LB  - CDLI:P469659
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - NCC 004 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NCC 004 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 24, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P469659.
NCC 004 artifact entry (No. P469659). (2023, March 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469659 (Original work published 2014)
NCC 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469659 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023NCC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 24},
	title = {NCC 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/24/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P469659
LB  - CDLI:P469659
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - NCC 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469659
ER  -
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