Aleppo 285 (P100617)

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 4025

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] 4(asz) ziz2 gur si-sa2-ta
2. 3(asz) gig gur
3. ki lu2-{d}er3-ra-ta
reverse
1. ha-lu5-lu5
2. szu ba-ti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100617

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 4025
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 23728

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 285

    [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
2025-01-27 at 15:05:30 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:01:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:15:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:41:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:31 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 285 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P100617.
Aleppo 285 artifact entry (No. P100617). (2025, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100617 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 285 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100617 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2025Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {Aleppo 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100617},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P100617
LB  - CDLI:P100617
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Aleppo 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100617
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 285 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P100617.
Aleppo 285 artifact entry (No. P100617). (2025, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100617 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 285 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100617 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2025Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {Aleppo 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100617},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P100617
LB  - CDLI:P100617
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Aleppo 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100617
ER  -
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