Prima del’alfabeto 43 (P112542)
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, ItalyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Ligabue, Giancarlo, Venice, ItalyMuseum Number
Ligabue —Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
3. sze sumun gu2-edin-na-ta gub-be2
4. sze gibil ki-ba ga2-ga2-de3
5. ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e lunga-ta
6. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. e2!-ar3 gibil si-ga
Fales: gesz
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
3. sze sumun gu2-edin-na-ta gub-be2
4. sze gibil ki-ba ga2-ga2-de3
5. ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e lunga-ta
6. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. e2!-ar3 gibil si-ga
Fales: gesz
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Prima dell’alfabeto, 43
[Fales1989Prima] Fales, Frederick Mario. 1989. Prima Dell’alfabeto. La Storia Della Scrittura Attraverso Testi Cuneiformi Inediti. Venezia: Erizzo Editrice.
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- Museum No.: Ligabue —
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-08-30 at 08:59:31 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:34:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:15:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (031591) (031591)
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Cite this Artifacts
“Prima Del’alfabeto 43 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112542.
Prima del’alfabeto 43 artifact entry (No. P112542). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112542
Prima del’alfabeto 43 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112542 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
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year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112542},
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