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Prima del’alfabeto 21 (P112531)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Ligabue, Giancarlo, Venice, Italy

Museum Number

Ligabue —

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
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gesz 3(disz)
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gesz 2(disz)
3. 4(u) 5(disz) gesz 1(disz) 5(disz)
4. 6(disz) gesz 1(u)
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gesz 1(disz)
6. gesz 2(disz) sila3
7. 5(u) la2 1(disz) gesz sza3-su3
8. gesz 5(disz) sila3
9. 1(u) 7(disz) gesz 4(disz)
10. [...] 3(disz) gesz 3(disz) sila3
11. [x] gesz# 2(disz) 5(disz)
12. [zu2-lum-bi ...] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) la2 2(disz) sila3
13. [szunigin x gesz hi-a sza3] geszimmar#
reverse
1. {gesz}kiri6 kar-ra
2. {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
3. iti szu-numun
4. mu# en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

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

Ligabue, Giancarlo, Venice, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Prima dell’alfabeto, 21

[Fales1989Prima] Fales, Frederick Mario. 1989. Prima Dell’alfabeto. La Storia Della Scrittura Attraverso Testi Cuneiformi Inediti. Venezia: Erizzo Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ligabue —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:34:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (031580) (031580)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Prima Del’alfabeto 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112531.

Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry (No. P112531). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112531

Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112531 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2001Prima,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Prima del\textquoteright{}alfabeto 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112531},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112531
LB  - CDLI:P112531
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112531
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Prima Del’alfabeto 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112531.

Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry (No. P112531). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112531

Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112531 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2001Prima,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Prima del\textquoteright{}alfabeto 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112531},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112531
LB  - CDLI:P112531
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - Prima del’alfabeto 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112531
ER  -