Aleppo 433 (P100765)

Administrative tag 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 3779

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. im# nam#-sza3-tam
 en: tablets official,
3. ugula nam-1(u)-ke4-ne
 en: foremen of the 10(-man (labor-)troops) of
4. da-umma{ki}
 en: Da’umma,
5. a#-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: Apisal,
reverse
1. gu2-edin-na
 en: Gu-edina,
2. u3 musz-bi-an
 en: and Mušbiana
3. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
4. mu 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 2 years;
5. mu ur-bi2-lum u3 mu ki-masz{ki}
 en: year: “Urbilum and Kimaš were destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.45.00.00 to Šulgi.46.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100765

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 3779
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023876

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 433

    [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.

  • history: Dahl, Ruling family Umma, p. 35

    [Dahl2007ruling-family] Dahl, Jacob L. 2007. The Ruling Family of Ur III Umma. A Prosopographical Analysis of an Elite Family in Southern Iraq 4000 Years Ago. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 108. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-12 at 08:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:02:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:21:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:24:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:20:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:03:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:09:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:42:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:19:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 13:59:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 12:21:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-19 at 19:05:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 433 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100765.
Aleppo 433 artifact entry (No. P100765). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100765
Aleppo 433 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100765 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 433 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100765},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100765
LB  - CDLI:P100765
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - Aleppo 433 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100765
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Aleppo 433 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100765.
Aleppo 433 artifact entry (No. P100765). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100765
Aleppo 433 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100765 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 433 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100765},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100765
LB  - CDLI:P100765
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - Aleppo 433 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100765
ER  -
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