JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 (P111827)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 03500

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) sa gi
2. 3(disz) {gi}kid
3. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2
4. ti-um e2-szu-tum nu-banda3-[sze3]
5. 6(disz) {gi}kid szer7-ru-um
6. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
reverse
1. siki# ba-ba-ra
2. [sza3] e2-kiszib3-ba
3. ensi2-ka
4. 4(disz) {gi}kid ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar
5. ma2 nig2-ba lugal-ka ba-a-dulx(|URxA|)
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
left
1. [iti x]
  some text moved to next line
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. [dumu ur-e11-e szusz3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

Mayr diss. p. 307

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.1 (composite) (P533565) S002932.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111827

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 03500
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012282
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006473
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3500

References

  • primary: JCS 02 (pp. 165-202), 187 NBC 3500

    [Goetze1948JCS2ReedMats] Goetze, Albrecht. 1948. “Umma Texts Concerning Reed Mats.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 2 (3): 165–202. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359408.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 155, NBC 03500

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-11 at 09:14:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:05:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-23 at 12:10:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-14 at 12:46:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111827.
JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 artifact entry (No. P111827). (2024, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111827 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111827 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 02, 187 {NBC} 3500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111827},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111827.
JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 artifact entry (No. P111827). (2024, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111827 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111827 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 02, 187 {NBC} 3500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111827},
}


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TI  - JCS 02, 187 NBC 3500 artifact entry
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