Aleppo 008 (P100340)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 4047

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) duh du duru5 gur
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) duh saga-a gur
3. sza3-gal gu4 mu-kux(DU) diri-sze3
4. {d}szara2-kam szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}suen
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
column 2
1. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
  (following Mayr)

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 006179 (composite) (P458889) S006179 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100340

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
20111230 corrected firth
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4047
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023451

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 008

    [Touzalin1982Aleppo] Touzalin, Maryse. 1982. “L’Administration Palatiale à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur: Textes Inédits Du Musée d’Alep., Thèse de Doctorat de Troisième Cycle Soutenue à l’Université de Tours.” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-22 at 01:59:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:00:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:14:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:20:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:17:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:23:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:19:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:02:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:18:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100340.
Aleppo 008 artifact entry (No. P100340). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100340
Aleppo 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100340 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100340
LB  - CDLI:P100340
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Aleppo 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100340
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100340.
Aleppo 008 artifact entry (No. P100340). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100340
Aleppo 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100340 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100340
LB  - CDLI:P100340
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Aleppo 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100340
ER  -
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