Hirose 399 (P109870)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

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Museum Collection(s)

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Museum Number

YMEC —

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

47.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 x x
2. ki lugal-nesag-e-ta#
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-ur4-[ra]
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu us2-sa en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-ur4-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-silim#

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
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 31.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: Hirose, 399

    [Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

    Ur-Ninurra received twelve liters of [ ] from Lugal-nesage for the sake of individual sanctuaries the names of which were not mentioned in the text.

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  • Museum No.: YMEC —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.01.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-08 at 07:18:30 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002677 (composite) (P455387) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Hirose 399 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109870.
Hirose 399 artifact entry (No. P109870). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109870 (Original work published 2001)
Hirose 399 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109870 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109870},
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