L'uomo 59 (P112478)

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2'. [...] ga?
3'. [...] i3-nun du10-ga gesz gal-gal
4'. [...] im {d}szara2-ke4 ba-ab-ak
5. [x] sila3 i3-gesz
6. [...] 5(ban2) kasz saga
7. [...] kasz du
8. [x] sila3 esza
9. [...] 4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
10'. [...] 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
11'. [...] 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
12. [x] sila3 i3-nun
13. [x] sila3 ga-UD@g
14. [x] sila3 zu2-lum
15. [x] siskur2#? tug2 im aktum-a
16. [x] sila4? kar-re tag-ga
17. [...] zi3 sig15
18. [...] zi3-gu
19. [...] esza
20. [...] zi3 dub-dub
column 3
1. [...]
2. [x] 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [...]
3'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) {gesz}apin#?
4'. 6(disz) ma-na siki# [...]
5'. sa2-du11
6'. [...] x
7'. i3 lu2 masz2-da-re-a-ka
8'. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
9'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
10'. bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
11'. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga gesz gal-gal
12'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz gal
13'. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
14'. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}gir duru5
15'. sa2-du11
16'. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga bappir tur-tur
17'. i3 szu-nir-ra
18'. kiszib3 ku3-ge
19'. {d}nin-ur4-ra umma{ki}
20'. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga bappir tur-tur
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 2(disz) zu2-lum
3. {d}nin-u6-e
4. 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
5. {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
6. 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga bappir tur-tur
7. 4(u) 5(disz) zu2-lum
8. [...] x
9. sa2-du11
10. 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga bappir tur-tur
11. gala-mah
12. {d}nin-du5-gal
13. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun [...]
14. 1(ban2) sila3 ga-sze-[a]
15. [...]-ga
16. [...] 7(disz) sila3# [...]
17. [...]
column 2
1. [x] sila3# i3-nun
2. [x] sila3 ga TUL2
3. 2(disz) giri3-lam 2(disz) sila3-ta
4. [x] x sila3-ta
5. [...] zu2#-lum
6. [...] bappir hi-a
7. siskur2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. {d}nin-e2-gal u3 {d}nin-e2-masz
9. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun [du10-ga] gesz gal-gal
10. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun
11. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. [...] ga-sze-a
13. [...] x x x
14. [...]
column 3
1. [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: L'uomo, 59

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Michail —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“L’uomo 59 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112478.
L’uomo 59 artifact entry (No. P112478). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112478
L’uomo 59 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112478 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112478},
}

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