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DoCu 268 (P109234)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 268

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) sze# gur
2. ki ur-{d}su4-an-na-ta
3. dingir-ku-ru-ub
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. egir buru14-sze3
reverse
1. gi4-gi4-dam
2. sza3 u-pi5-um{ki}
blank space
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. dingir-ku-ru-ub nu-banda3
2. egir szagina

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)

Collections

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DoCu, 268

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HE 268
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:29:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:00:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024040) (024040)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002168 (composite) (P454878)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DoCu 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109234.

DoCu 268 artifact entry (No. P109234). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109234 (Original work published 2001)

DoCu 268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109234 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109234},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“DoCu 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109234.

DoCu 268 artifact entry (No. P109234). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109234 (Original work published 2001)

DoCu 268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109234 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2024DoCu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109234},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109234
LB  - CDLI:P109234
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - DoCu 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109234
ER  -