Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 (P107410)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Number

BSNS C05165

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. 2(disz) ma2 2(u) gur
2. ma2-lah5-bi i3-ib2-u3
3. a2-bi 3(disz)-ta
4. u4 6(disz)-sze3
5. lugal-ku3-zu-ta
6. uri5{ki}-ma
reverse
1. zi3 dug sila3
2. ab-tum in-su7 u3
3. gir {gesz}geszimmar
4. gi {gesz}ma-nu
5. ma2 bala-sze3 ak
6. giri3 ur-{d}asznan?
7. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
8. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um ba-hul
seal 1
1. ku-li
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ki-ag2-mu

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107410

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) Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
Museum Number BSNS C05165
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004062

References

  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 138 08

    [Hussey1915Buffalo] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. “Babylonian Tablets in the Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,” Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 11 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107410.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 artifact entry (No. P107410). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107410 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107410 (Accessed: July 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107410.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 artifact entry (No. P107410). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107410 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 138 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107410 (Accessed: July 18, 2026).
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	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107410},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107410
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