Aleppo 254 (P100586)

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 3480

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(disz) gurusz u4 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3
2. guru7 uri5{ki} tusz-a
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
4. 1(disz) sag-ku5 dam-gar3
5. u4 5(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6. ugula a-a-gi-na
reverse
1. mu us2-sa lu-lu-bum2 si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul
2. kiszib3 la-ni muhaldim
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. la!-ni
2. dub#-[sar]
3. [dumu ur-nigar{gar}]

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 000157.2 (composite) (P533209) S000157.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100586

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 3480
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023697

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 254

    [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
2016-01-18 at 02:53:33 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-08-07 at 09:42:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-09-02 at 17:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-09 at 12:22:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-09 at 12:21:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:01:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:15:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 254 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100586.
Aleppo 254 artifact entry (No. P100586). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100586
Aleppo 254 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100586 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100586},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100586
LB  - CDLI:P100586
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Aleppo 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100586
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 254 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100586.
Aleppo 254 artifact entry (No. P100586). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100586
Aleppo 254 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100586 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100586},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100586
LB  - CDLI:P100586
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Aleppo 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100586
ER  -
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