CHEU 016 (P107449)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 016

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur zabar-ta
2. sa2-du11 iti sze-sag-ku5
3. u3 sig4-{gesz}i3-szub gal2-a
4. e2 lukur gal-ta
5. ki ARAD2-ta
reverse
1. lugal-pa-e3
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti diri
4. mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. [...] zabar-ta
2. [...] sze-sag-ku5
3. [...] sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gal2-la
4. e2 lukur-gal-ta
5. ki ARAD2-ta mu lugal-pa-e3-sze3 kiszib3 dingir-ma i3-gal2
reverse
  (reverse not given)
seal 1
1. dingir-ma
2. dumu i3?-kal#?-[la?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.31.13.00 (intercalated) to Šulgi.32.01.00

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107449

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 016
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004088

References

  • primary: CHEU, 16

    [Contenau1915CHEU] Contenau, Georges. 1915. Contribution À l’histoire Économique d’Umma. Paris: Champion.

  • history: DoCu, 16

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

  • collation: DoCu, p. 6

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 09:50:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-07-23 at 13:15:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:55:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:36 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

“CHEU 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107449.
CHEU 016 artifact entry (No. P107449). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107449 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107449 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107449},
}

TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P107449
M1  - 2026/10/30/
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Cite this Artifact

“CHEU 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107449.
CHEU 016 artifact entry (No. P107449). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107449 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107449 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024CHEU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107449},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107449
LB  - CDLI:P107449
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CHEU 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107449
ER  - 
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