MatKul 2 2 (P112556)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a1
1. [...] sila3 GIR x
2. [...] sila3 naga gaz
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
4. giri3 gur4-sa3-an
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
6. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
surface a2
  blank space
  seal impression
surface a3
  blank space
  seal impression
surface b
1. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
3. ur-ge6-par4 i3-gi-in
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112556

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006027

References

  • primary: MatKul 2 (pp. 49-64), 2

    [Struve1922MatKul2] Struve, Vasiliju V. 1922. “On the History of the Patesi of Gis-Hu [in Russian],” Izvestija Rossijskoj Akademii Istorii Material’noj Kul’tury, 2: 49–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:32:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-10 at 10:05:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-10 at 10:00:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:10:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:41:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MatKul 2 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112556.
MatKul 2 2 artifact entry (No. P112556). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112556 (Original work published 2001)
MatKul 2 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112556 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MatKul,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {MatKul 2 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112556},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112556
LB  - CDLI:P112556
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MatKul 2 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112556
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MatKul 2 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112556.
MatKul 2 2 artifact entry (No. P112556). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112556 (Original work published 2001)
MatKul 2 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112556 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MatKul,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {MatKul 2 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112556},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112556
LB  - CDLI:P112556
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MatKul 2 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112556
ER  - 
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