Kyoto 17 (P112422)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Number

KUJ —

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. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
2. gi-zi a-ta du8-a
3. a-sza3 en-du8-du-ta
4. {gesz}kiri6 gu-la a-murgu2
5. idigna?-a u3 ka i7
6. ma2-gur8-ra-ka-sze3
7. ga6-ga2
8. ugula ba-sa6
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu ugu2-du6-a
  blank space
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ugu2-du6?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004120.3 (composite) (P533858) S004120.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112422

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) Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Museum Number KUJ —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006753

References

  • primary: Kyoto, Kyoto 17

    [Nakahara1928Kyoto] Nakahara, Yomokuro. 1928. The Sumerian Tablets in the Imperial University of Kyoto. [Tokyo] : Toyo Bunko.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 18:48:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 13:29:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-03-27 at 02:10:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112422.
Kyoto 17 artifact entry (No. P112422). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112422 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112422 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112422},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112422
LB  - CDLI:P112422
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Kyoto 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112422
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112422.
Kyoto 17 artifact entry (No. P112422). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112422 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112422 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112422},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112422
LB  - CDLI:P112422
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Kyoto 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112422
ER  - 
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