CST (JRL) 559 (P108075)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKMuseum Number
JRL 0559Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 7(disz) sag-du# [x]
3. uri5{ki}-sze3
4. giri3 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
5. 3(u) 8(disz) sza3-gal ur
6. ba-sa6 szu ba-ti
reverse
1. 3(disz) ad3 3(disz) sag-du
2. lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
3. [1(disz)] ad3 1(disz) sag-du
4. ur-{d}nin-mug-ga
5. 2(disz) ad3 2(disz) sag-du
6. lu2-dingir-ra
7. [x] ur-e2-masz-sze3
rest broken
obverse
1. [...]
2. 7(disz) sag-du# [x]
3. uri5{ki}-sze3
4. giri3 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
5. 3(u) 8(disz) sza3-gal ur
6. ba-sa6 szu ba-ti
reverse
1. 3(disz) ad3 3(disz) sag-du
2. lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
3. [1(disz)] ad3 1(disz) sag-du
4. ur-{d}nin-mug-ga
5. 2(disz) ad3 2(disz) sag-du
6. lu2-dingir-ra
7. [x] ur-e2-masz-sze3
rest broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CST (JRL), 559
[Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: JRL 0559
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:28:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:11:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:53 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (8790) (8790)
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Cite this Artifacts
“CST (JRL) 559 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108075.
CST (JRL) 559 artifact entry (No. P108075). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108075 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 559 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108075 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).
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