JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. (P111946)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Museum Number

LLIU —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-a-kal-la-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(disz) udu
4. 2(u) zi3 sig15
5. 2(disz) esza
6. 3(disz) dabin
reverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida
2. siskur2# a-bi2-si2-im-ti-sze3
3. u-bar-tum-ra
4. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
5. na-mi-gur-re

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111946

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Museum Number LLIU —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014270

References

  • primary: JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un.

    [Simmons1963JCS17] Simmons, Stephen D. 1963. “Texts and Fragments (49).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 17 (1): 32–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359611.

  • history: TCS 1, 41

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111946.
JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry (No. P111946). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111946
JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111946 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 17, 032 {Indiana} {Un}. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111946},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111946
LB  - CDLI:P111946
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111946
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111946.
JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry (No. P111946). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111946
JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111946 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 17, 032 {Indiana} {Un}. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111946},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111946
LB  - CDLI:P111946
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCS 17, 032 Indiana Un. artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111946
ER  -
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