Aleppo 468 (P100800)

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 —

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. 4(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-[na] siki-gi
2. [...] 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#
3. kiszib3 gu-du-du
4. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) kusz udu
5. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la aszgab
6. 6(disz) u8 bar-gal2
7. 2(disz) ud5
8. [x] masz2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i3-nun
2'. 5(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3?
4'. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
5'. kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
6'. 8(disz) gu4
7'. 7(gesz2) 3(u) udu bar-gal2
8'. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sila4 bar [...]
9'. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) [...]
10'. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu [...]
11'. kiszib3 usz-[mu]
seal 1
1. lugal-nesag-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-a-gi4

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 000223.2 (composite) (P533212) S000223.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100800

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023911

References

  • primary: Aleppo, 468

    [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
2017-02-15 at 19:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:40 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 Artifacts

“Aleppo 468 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100800.
Aleppo 468 artifact entry (No. P100800). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100800
Aleppo 468 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100800 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 468 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100800},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100800
LB  - CDLI:P100800
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - Aleppo 468 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100800
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Aleppo 468 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100800.
Aleppo 468 artifact entry (No. P100800). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100800
Aleppo 468 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100800 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2001Aleppo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Aleppo 468 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100800},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100800
LB  - CDLI:P100800
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - Aleppo 468 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100800
ER  -
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