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L'uomo 56 (P112475)

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

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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

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] AN
4'. [...] udu
5'. [...] x mu
6. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2'. [...] masz2#
3'. 4(u) udu
4'. siskur2 ki-su7
5'. 3(disz) udu
6'. siskur mar-sa
7'. 2(disz) masz2
8'. nam-erim2 ku5-ra2 sipa unu3
9'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)
10. zi#-ga sza3 iri-ka
11'. [...] 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 5(disz) udu
12'. zi-ga nigin-ba bala-a
13'. [...] udu
14. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2'. AN [...]
3'. 2(disz) [...]
4'. {d}lugal#-[...]
5'. 3(disz) [...]
6'. {d}te-[...]
7'. 1(u) 5(disz) [...]
8'. {d}nin-[...]
9'. ugu2 [...]
10'. 4(u) 6(disz) [...]
11'. {d}inanna zabala3#[{ki}]
12'. 3(disz) [...]
13'. {d}nin-ildu3#
14'. 2(disz) [...]
15'. {d}ku3-sig17#?
16'. 2(disz) [...]
17. [...]
reverse
(reverse uninscribed)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: L'uomo, 56

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Michail —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-06-16 at 08:21:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:34:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:29	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (044794) (044794)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 56 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112475.

L’uomo 56 artifact entry (No. P112475). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112475

L’uomo 56 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112475 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112475},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112475
LB  - CDLI:P112475
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - L'uomo 56 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112475
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 56 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112475.

L’uomo 56 artifact entry (No. P112475). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112475

L’uomo 56 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112475 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112475},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112475
LB  - CDLI:P112475
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - L'uomo 56 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112475
ER  -