CHEU 099 (P107530)

Administrative bulla 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 099

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

surface a
  beginning broken
1'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...] dabin
2'. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 la2 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
3'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 szum2 gaz
4'. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga gazx(KUM)
surface b
1. sa2-du11 kas4 x?
2. sza3 an-za-gar3 i7 gir2-su{ki}
3. giri3 lu2-du10-ga sukkal kas4
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. u3 ur-{d}nun-gal
surface c
1. iti min-esz3 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
6. lu2-du10-ga u3 ur-e2-x-ke4 mu-gi-ne2-esz
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
seal 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) S000493.2 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107530

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
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 099
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004169

References

  • primary: CHEU, 99

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

  • history: DoCu, 99

    [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. 12

    [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
2015-09-26 at 10:39:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-18 at 07:44:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:40 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 099 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107530.
CHEU 099 artifact entry (No. P107530). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107530 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107530 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107530},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CHEU 099 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107530.
CHEU 099 artifact entry (No. P107530). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107530 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107530 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024CHEU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107530},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107530
LB  - CDLI:P107530
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CHEU 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107530
ER  -
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