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JCS 40, 237 2 (P112256)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Museum Number

935.01 L764b

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

27.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) ud5
en: 2 nannies,
2. nig2-ka-a sukkal-mah
en: ... of the sukkalmaḫ,
3. giri3 szesz-kal-la szabra
en: via Šeškalla, the household manager,
reverse
1. zi-ga
en: booked out;
blank space
2. mu sza#-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Šašrum was destroyed.”

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 22.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: JCS 40 (pp. 236-244), 237 2

[Obermark1988JCS40] Obermark, Peter R. 1988. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 40 (2): 236–44. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359665.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: 935.01 L764b
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-07 at 15:55:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2015-09-22 at 13:00:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:34:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:09:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 18:37:41	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (030312)

Notes

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“JCS 40, 237 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112256.

JCS 40, 237 2 artifact entry (No. P112256). (2024, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112256 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 40, 237 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112256 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112256},
}

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“JCS 40, 237 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112256.

JCS 40, 237 2 artifact entry (No. P112256). (2024, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112256 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 40, 237 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112256 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).

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