Aleppo 225 (P100557)

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 4219

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. 6(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-sza3 gu-la a du11-ga
3. 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. <i7> nin-he2-<gal2>-la sahar si-ga
5. [...] x x [x]
reverse
1. [n] gurusz sze x [... sahar-u2]-u2-ka# [...]
2. 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. ki-su7 sahar-u2-u2{ki}-ka-sze3 gi ga6-ga2
4. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. kiszib3 ur-ab-zu
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur!-ab-zu
2. dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
3. nu-banda3-gu4 {d}szara2

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 001659.1 (composite) (P533247) S001659.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100557

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4219
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023668

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 225

    [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
2016-04-12 at 10:54:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-07 at 09:32:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:01:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:15:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:17:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:35 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 225 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100557.
Aleppo 225 artifact entry (No. P100557). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100557
Aleppo 225 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100557 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100557},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100557
LB  - CDLI:P100557
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Aleppo 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100557
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 225 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100557.
Aleppo 225 artifact entry (No. P100557). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100557
Aleppo 225 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100557 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100557},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100557
LB  - CDLI:P100557
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Aleppo 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100557
ER  -
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