L'uomo 43 (P112462)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Museum Collection(s)

Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Museum Number

Michail —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u)# 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 tuku
2. ki i3-li2-a-ah
3. ur-sipa dumu szu-na
4. szu ba-ti
5. isz-ga-szu dumu-ni
6. igi lu2-{d}nanna dumu nu-ur2-i3-li2
reverse
1. igi szesz-kal-la
2. igi ur2?-a-ni-szu
3. igi lu2-gi-na
4. igi szu-ma-a
5. igi u-bar-ru-um
6. igi ab-ba-kal-la muhaldim
7. inim-inim-ne i3-gi-in
8. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
9. mu lugal ba-pa3
envelope
obverse
1. [2(u) 5(disz)] gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 tuku
2. [ki] i3-li2-a-mur
3. [ur]-sipa# dumu szu-na
4. [szu] ba#-ti
5. [isz]-ga#-szu dumu-ni
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-sipa
2. dam-gar3?
3. dumu# szu#?-na

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 004693 (composite) (P457403) S004693 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112462

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy
Museum Number Michail —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 044781

References

  • primary: L'uomo, 43

    [Pettinato1997uomo] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1997. L’uomo Cominciò a Scrivere. Iscrizioni Cuneiformi Della Collezione Michail. Milano, Biblioteca Di via Senato, 31 Ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1997. Milano: Electa.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-11-11 at 14:57:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-07-17 at 17:00:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:28 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 Artifact

“L’uomo 43 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112462.
L’uomo 43 artifact entry (No. P112462). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112462
L’uomo 43 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112462 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 43 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112462
LB  - CDLI:P112462
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - L'uomo 43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112462
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 43 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112462.
L’uomo 43 artifact entry (No. P112462). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112462
L’uomo 43 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112462 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112462
LB  - CDLI:P112462
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - L'uomo 43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112462
ER  -
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