Aleppo 249 (P100581)

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 4012

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(u) 5(disz) gurusz aszgab u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 e2-gir-gi4
3. ugula ARAD2
reverse
1. nu-banda3-gu4 a-gu-gu
2. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
3. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. inim-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. [dumu ...]

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 002583 (composite) (P455293) S002583 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100581

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4012
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023692

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 249

    [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
2013-06-13 at 17:05:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:01:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:15:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:17:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:36 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 10:41:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:26 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 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100581.
Aleppo 249 artifact entry (No. P100581). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100581
Aleppo 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100581 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100581},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100581
LB  - CDLI:P100581
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Aleppo 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100581
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100581.
Aleppo 249 artifact entry (No. P100581). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100581
Aleppo 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100581 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100581},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100581
LB  - CDLI:P100581
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Aleppo 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100581
ER  -
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