UAF-A2438 (P491488)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rare Books and Rare Maps, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska

Museum Collection(s)

Rare Books and Rare Maps, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska

Museum Number

UAF-A2438

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

40.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 6(asz) sze gur
 en: 246 gur barley,
2. e2-kikken da-bad3-ta
 en: from the mill ‘Da-bad,’
3. a-ra2 8(disz)-kam
 en: the 8th time,
4. sze gesz-e3-a
 en: threshed barley,
5. giri3 {d}szul-gi-ba-ni
 en: via Šulgi-bani;
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: month “Dumuzi,”
  blank space
2. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašru was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491488

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Rare Books and Rare Maps, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Museum Number UAF-A2438
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-11-17 at 12:59:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UAF-A2438 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491488.
UAF-A2438 artifact entry (No. P491488). (2015, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491488
UAF-A2438 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491488 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 17},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491488},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UAF-A2438 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491488.
UAF-A2438 artifact entry (No. P491488). (2015, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491488
UAF-A2438 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491488 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2015UAF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 17},
	title = {UAF-{A2438} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491488},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/11/17/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P491488
LB  - CDLI:P491488
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UAF-A2438 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491488
ER  -
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