Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 (P107418)

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 C05175

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(gesz2) sze szuku-ra lugal
2. puzur4-{d}GA2
3. 5(gesz2) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
4. 3(gesz2) ka-lu-ku
5. 3(gesz2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. 3(gesz2) lu2-giri17-zal
7. 3(gesz2) ma-ma
8. 3(gesz2) za-ni
9. 3(gesz2) sze-pi
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) ur-ku3-nun-na dumu a-hu-DISZ-ni
11. 2(gesz2) 2(u) da-ki-lum
12. 3(gesz2) szu-{d}ma-mi-tum
13. 3(gesz2) ur-mes aszgab
14. 3(gesz2) szu-um-x x
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) gur lugal-ezem ra2-gaba x
  blank space
2. sze szuku-ra x nig2-ezem-ma-ke4-ne
3. zi-ga ki inim-{d}szara2-ta
  blank space
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nigar{gar}-[ki-du10]
4. ARAD2-zu

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 000190 (composite) (P430289) S000190 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.00.00, Amar-Suen.05.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107418

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 C05175
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004070

References

  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 151 16

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:16:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:55:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 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

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107418.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 artifact entry (No. P107418). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107418 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107418 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107418.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 artifact entry (No. P107418). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107418 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 151 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107418 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	month = {jun 29},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107418},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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