Aleppo 044 (P100376)

Letter 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 4195

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sa {gesz}ma-[nu]
2. ha-mu-na-szum2
reverse
seal 1
  (legend broken)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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 001780.2 (composite) (P533293) S001780.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4195
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023487

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 044

    [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.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 070:110

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:00:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:14:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:20:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:17:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:23:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:19:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:02:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:18:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100376.
Aleppo 044 artifact entry (No. P100376). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100376 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100376 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {Aleppo 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100376
LB  - CDLI:P100376
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Aleppo 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100376
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100376.
Aleppo 044 artifact entry (No. P100376). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100376 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100376 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {Aleppo 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100376
LB  - CDLI:P100376
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Aleppo 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100376
ER  -
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