SBen 26 (P481042)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Victoria, Australia

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

SBen 26

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. e2-mah-ki-du10
 en: Emahkidu
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-sila-luh
 en: son of Ur-silaluh.

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481042

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Victoria, Australia
Museum Number SBen 26
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-07-28 at 16:37:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-07-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SBen 26 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481042.
SBen 26 artifact entry (No. P481042). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481042
SBen 26 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481042 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2015SBen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {SBen 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481042
LB  - CDLI:P481042
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SBen 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481042
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SBen 26 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481042.
SBen 26 artifact entry (No. P481042). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481042
SBen 26 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481042 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2015SBen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {SBen 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481042
LB  - CDLI:P481042
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SBen 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481042
ER  - 
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