ARRIM 8, 59 12 (P101848)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Museum Number

MOA 4.33

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. 5(disz) kusz udu bar-gal2
2. 2(u) 2(disz) kusz udu niga
3. 4(u) 8(disz) kusz udu
4. 5(u) kusz masz2
5. 6(disz) kusz sila4
6. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
7. 3(u) kusz udu bar-gal2
8. 7(disz) kusz sila4 bar#-[gal2]
9. 1(u) 7(disz) kusz udu [...]
reverse
1. 2(u) [...]
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) x kusz# [x]
3. 2(u) 5(disz) kusz sila4
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
5. kusz udu szum-ma ensi2-ka
6. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la aszgab
7. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
8. ensi2-ke4 ba-an-dabx(U8)
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.09.00.00 to Šū-Suen.01.00.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P101848

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 031503

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-05 at 09:07:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 08:13:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 19:14:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-09-28 at 07:53:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ARRIM 8, 59 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101848.
ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry (No. P101848). (2024, June 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101848 (Original work published 2001)
ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101848 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 5},
	title = {ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101848},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ARRIM 8, 59 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101848.
ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry (No. P101848). (2024, June 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101848 (Original work published 2001)
ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101848 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 5},
	title = {ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101848},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P101848
LB  - CDLI:P101848
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - ARRIM 8, 59 12 artifact entry
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