Kyoto 38 (P112443)

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) 6(disz) gurusz
2. u4 5(u) 5(disz)-sze3
3. a-KU?-a
4. i7-a szu ur3-ra
5. x kun-zi-da
6. [i7? lugal?]-bi-gin7-du
7. sahar#? si-ga
reverse
1. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
2. ugula a-gu
3. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
  1 line blank
4. iti sze-sag-ku5
5. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
  illegible

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112443

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) 006774

References

  • primary: Kyoto, Kyoto 38

    [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
2020-11-19 at 01:31:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 38 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112443.
Kyoto 38 artifact entry (No. P112443). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112443 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112443 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112443},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112443
LB  - CDLI:P112443
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Kyoto 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112443
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 38 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112443.
Kyoto 38 artifact entry (No. P112443). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112443 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112443 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112443},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112443
LB  - CDLI:P112443
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Kyoto 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112443
ER  - 
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