UVB 10, pl. 26b (P010955)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2
3. 5(iku@c) GAN2-bi
4. 1/2(disz) ku3 ma-na 2(asz@c) |NINDA2xSZE| ma-na
5. nig2-diri
6. [1(asz@c)] tug2# aktum
column 2
1. 2(u@c) ninda
2. 2(u@c) gug2
3. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
4. 5(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. lugud2-da
7. lu2 sa10 gu7
8. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
column 3
1. 1(u@c) ninda
2. 1(u@c) gug2
3. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
4. 2(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
5. nin-me-du10
6. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda
7. 2(u@c) gug2
8. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7
9. 5(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
10. amar-nam2
column 4
1. UR-UR
2. dumu nam-mah
3. ir11
4. me-zu5-an-da
5. 3(asz@c) ninda
6. 3(asz@c) gug2
7. 1(asz@c) 1/2(DISZ@c) kur2 tu7
8. szesz-{d}sud3
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) x-[(x)]-x
2. 1(asz@c) amar-{d}gu2-la2
3. ambar{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-ab-kid-kid
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-nam-mah
6. lunga3 esz3
reverse
column 1
4-5 lines effaced
1'. [x] x [x] HU?
2'. [x (x)] x
3'. [x] x
4'. x x (x)
column 2
traces
rest of reverse broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (field purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010955
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010955

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain] Fara ?
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 17258
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: UVB 10, pl. 26b

[Falkenstein1939UVB10] Falkenstein, Adam. 1939. Zehnter Vorläufiger Bericht Über Die von Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka Unternommenen Ausgrabungen.
history: OIP 104, 121

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace Jay, Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
history: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 243 with fn. 73

[Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.
history: ZA 63 (pp. 145-271), 209f. Nr. 4a

[Krecher1973ZA63] Krecher, Joachim. 1973. “Neue Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des 3. Jahrtausends.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 63: 145–271.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-31 at 19:19:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-07-05 at 12:11:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UVB 10, Pl. 26b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010955.

UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry (No. P010955). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010955 (Original work published 2001)

UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010955 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010955},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UVB 10, Pl. 26b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010955.

UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry (No. P010955). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010955 (Original work published 2001)

UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010955 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010955},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010955
LB  - CDLI:P010955
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UVB 10, pl. 26b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010955
ER  -