JMEOS 12, 43 3494 (P112316)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze
2. szesz-a-ni
3. giri3 hu-wa-wa
4. e2-szu-tum szabra us2-sa si-ga
reverse
  blank space
1. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-[e] sza-asz-su2-ru-um mu#-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112316

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) Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number MMUM —
Accession Number O 03494

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006671

References

  • primary: JMEOS 12, p.29-48, p. 43 3494

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-09-18 at 01:36:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JMEOS 12, 43 3494 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112316.
JMEOS 12, 43 3494 artifact entry (No. P112316). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112316
JMEOS 12, 43 3494 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112316 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“JMEOS 12, 43 3494 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112316.
JMEOS 12, 43 3494 artifact entry (No. P112316). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112316
JMEOS 12, 43 3494 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112316 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112316},
}

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