CHEU 055 (P107486)

Administrative tablet 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 055

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) {d}szara2-i3-sa6 dah-hu#
2. dumu geme2-ge6-par4-x
3. 4(ban2) szu-da-da gar#!-sza#-[na]{ki}
4. 4(ban2) inim-ma-ni-zi dumu lugal-a2-zi-da x
5. 2(ban2) ur-e11-e dumu ur-unu{ki} x dah
6. 3(ban2) ur-{d}su4-an-na a-ru du6 x
7. 4(ban2) {d}szara2-ma-an-szum2 ki da-a-ga-ta dah
8. 2(ban2) ba-sa6 a-ru-<a> lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dah
9. 4(ban2) {d}szara2-za-me ki x gu-gu
10. 4(ban2) ur-{d}utu ki da-a-ga-ta! dah-hu
11. 4(ban2) lugal-nesag-e dumu ama-kal-la dah-hu
reverse
  blank space
1. 3(ban2) ur-li dumu ur-{d}x x x dah-hu#
2. 3(ban2) lugal-sipa dumu igi-dingir-sze3 dah
3. 4(ban2) lu2-du10-ga a-ru dam husz-am3
4. kur2 lugal-kar2
5. kur2 lu2-ga-mu a-ru-a {d}nansze
6. kur2 du11-ge a-ru {d}nin-lil2
7. szu x la-ni dah-hu
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P107486

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

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 055
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004125

References

  • primary: CHEU, 55

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

  • history: DoCu, 55

    [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
2025-07-22 at 12:45:16 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:59:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:26:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CHEU 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107486.
CHEU 055 artifact entry (No. P107486). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107486 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107486 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	title = {CHEU 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107486},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CHEU 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107486.
CHEU 055 artifact entry (No. P107486). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107486 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107486 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107486},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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