JMEOS 12, 36 3469 (P112291)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM —

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. [...] 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin#
2. [u4] 1(disz)-kam
3. [...]
4. u4 [2(disz)-kam]
5. 3(ban2)# [...]
reverse
1. u4 3(disz)-kam
2. 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
3. [...] ta [...] ki# u4 [x]
4. ki# lu2#-dingir#-ra#
5. kiszib3# ensi2-ka#
6. amar [x] ne# [x]
7. mu# [...]
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.09.01 to Šū-Suen.01.09.03

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112291

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number MMUM —
Accession Number O 03469

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006646

References

  • primary: JMEOS 12, p.29-48, p. 36 3469

    [Fish1926Behrens] Fish, Thomas. 1926. “The ‘Behrens Collection’ of Sumerian Tablets in the Manchester Museum.” Journal of the Manchester Egyptian and Oriental Society 12: 29–48.

  • collation: RA 76, p.7-15, p. 10

    [Gomi1982Manchester] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. “Neo-Sumerian Tablets of the Manchester Museum: Published and Unpublished.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76: 7–15.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:16 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-06 at 08:12:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:38:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JMEOS 12, 36 3469 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112291.
JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry (No. P112291). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112291
JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112291 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112291},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112291
LB  - CDLI:P112291
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112291
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JMEOS 12, 36 3469 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112291.
JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry (No. P112291). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112291
JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112291 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001JMEOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112291},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112291
LB  - CDLI:P112291
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - JMEOS 12, 36 3469 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112291
ER  -
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