01.IS.44 unpublished unassigned (P499194)

Letter tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

01.IS.44

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-gu-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u-bar
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}szul-gi-ra
reverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda]
2. [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
3. ur#-{d}ba-ba6#
4. [n] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
5. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [x]-kal#-la
7. [n] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. x-GA2
10. [szunigin n n] sila3 kasz# 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
11. [szunigin] 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (messenger text)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

20160927 miller: Information based on a catalogue created for Glencairn by Sjöberg in 1977.

CDLI number	P499194
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499194

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	01.IS.44
Accession Number	07

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-08-05 at 16:40:39	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“01.IS.44 Unpublished Unassigned Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499194.

01.IS.44 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (No. P499194). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499194 (Original work published 2016)

01.IS.44 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499194 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“01.IS.44 Unpublished Unassigned Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499194.

01.IS.44 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (No. P499194). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499194 (Original work published 2016)

01.IS.44 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499194 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {01.{IS}.44 unpublished unassigned artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499194},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/29/
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