ASJ 12, 035 04 (P102496)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Northwestern University Law School Library, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Northwestern University Law School Library, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

NULS —

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
  blank space
1. 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
3. sze a-ta du8-a
4. u3 a-da gub-ba
reverse
1. a-sza3 la2-mah
2. a-sza3 apin ku5-ra2
3. a-sza3-a ugur2-tur a x x
4. u2 e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 {d}szara2 gub-ba
5. ugula ur-{d}nin-tu
6. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
7. mu en-mah-gal {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. i3-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-[sa6-ga]

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 002498.2 (composite) (P533430) S002498.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102496

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Northwestern University Law School Library, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Museum Number NULS —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 032159

References

  • primary: ASJ 12, p.15-49, p. 35 4

    [Biggs1990Chicago] Biggs, Robert D., and Richard L. Zettler. 1990. “Cuneiform Texts in Chicago Collections.” Acta Sumerologica 12: 15–49.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-11 at 22:26:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:21 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 12, 035 04 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102496.
ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry (No. P102496). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102496
ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102496 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102496
LB  - CDLI:P102496
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102496
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 12, 035 04 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102496.
ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry (No. P102496). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102496
ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102496 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102496
LB  - CDLI:P102496
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - ASJ 12, 035 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102496
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.