Aleppo 296 (P100628)

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 4067

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] numun
2'. ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka
3'. [...] 1(u) 8(asz) x x sze gur
4'. ur-{d}nin-szubur nu-banda3
5'. kiszib3 lu2-eb-gal
reverse
1. giri3 lugal-mas-su
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) sze gur
3. ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. [...] ur-ge6-par4
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100628

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4067
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 23739

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 296

    [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 13:17:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:01:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:15:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:40 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 10:41:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:33 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 Artifact

“Aleppo 296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P100628.
Aleppo 296 artifact entry (No. P100628). (2025, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100628 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 296 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100628 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {Aleppo 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100628},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P100628
LB  - CDLI:P100628
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Aleppo 296 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P100628.
Aleppo 296 artifact entry (No. P100628). (2025, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100628 (Original work published 2001)
Aleppo 296 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100628 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2025Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {Aleppo 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100628},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P100628
LB  - CDLI:P100628
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Aleppo 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100628
ER  -
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