CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 (P480378)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA

Museum Number

Knox 3 (23-01-03)

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. 2(disz) udu-nita2 kur-ra bar-gal2
 en: 2 male sheep of the mountain, with fleece,
2. 1(disz) sila4-nita2 kur-ra bar-gal2
 en: 1 male lamb of the mountain, with fleece,
3. ri-ri-ga
 en: fallen;
reverse
1. ki ur-ru-ta
 en: from Urru,
2. kiszib3 lu2#-kal#-la
 en: under seal of Lukalla;
3. iti {d#}li9#-si4#
 en: month: “Lisi,”
4. mu hu-uh2#-nu-ri{ki} ba#-hul#
 en: year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
 en: Lukalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe,
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
 en: son of Ur-E’e, chief livestock administrator.

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480378

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Probably purchased from Edgar J Banks by William Mackintire Salter in 1923; Probably donated by William Mackintire Salter.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA
Museum Number Knox 3 (23-01-03)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195246

References

  • primary: CDLB 2015/5, §2.3

    [Liu2015CDLB] Liu, Changyu, and John P. Nielsen. 2015. “Cuneiform Texts in the Special Collections of Knox College.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2015.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-09 at 08:27:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-09-26 at 18:42:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Liu Changyu; Nielsen, John P. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Liu Changyu CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480378.
CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 artifact entry (No. P480378). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480378 (Original work published 2015)
CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480378 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480378},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480378.
CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 artifact entry (No. P480378). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480378 (Original work published 2015)
CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480378 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {CDLB 2015/005 \textsection{}2.3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480378},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P480378
LB  - CDLI:P480378
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLB 2015/005 §2.3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480378
ER  -
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