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Prima del’alfabeto 37 (P112539)

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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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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. 1(u) {uruda}a2-si {gesz}ig
4. e2? {d}szul-gi-ra
5. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
6. kin til-la
7. ki da-da-ga-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}szara2 in-la2
2. iti {d?}li9?-si4?
edition has iti <ezem>-szul-<gi>-ra (10th month), but see parallel text P340825
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4

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, 37

[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)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.09.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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 (031588) (031588)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005354.4 (composite) (P534043)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20101114 englund: parallel text of P112539

Cite this Artifacts

“Prima Del’alfabeto 37 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112539.

Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry (No. P112539). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112539

Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112539 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2001Prima,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Prima del\textquoteright{}alfabeto 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112539},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112539
LB  - CDLI:P112539
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112539
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Prima Del’alfabeto 37 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112539.

Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry (No. P112539). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112539

Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112539 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2001Prima,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Prima del\textquoteright{}alfabeto 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112539},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112539
LB  - CDLI:P112539
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Prima del’alfabeto 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112539
ER  -