UT 1599-14 (P480657)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA

Museum Number

UT 1599-14

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(barig) esir2 E2-A
 en: 2 barig EA bitumen,
2. ki gu-du-du-ta
 en: from Gududu,
3. kiszib3 a-gu
 en: under seal of Agu;
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti nesag#
 en: month “First-fruits,”
2. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka ba-du3
 en: year: “The house of Šara of Umma was erected.”
seal 1
  (abraded)
1. a-gu
 en: Agu,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
 en: son of Lugal-emaḫe.

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 001735.8 (composite) (P533278) S001735.8 - -

Record

20150424 ut catalogue: Temple administrative record.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480657

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Square clay tablet, pinkish-brown color. Large characters. LABEL: "1599" in black ink, "14" in red ink. 4 x 4cm.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
Museum Number UT 1599-14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196218

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-15 at 17:09:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-25 at 12:39:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-24 at 14:43:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Buchanan, Briggs CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UT 1599-14 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480657.
UT 1599-14 artifact entry (No. P480657). (2015, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480657
UT 1599-14 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480657 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {apr 24},
	title = {UT 1599-14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480657},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/4/24/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480657
LB  - CDLI:P480657
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UT 1599-14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480657
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UT 1599-14 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480657.
UT 1599-14 artifact entry (No. P480657). (2015, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480657
UT 1599-14 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480657 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2015UT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {apr 24},
	title = {UT 1599-14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480657},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/4/24/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480657
LB  - CDLI:P480657
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UT 1599-14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480657
ER  - 
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