NABU 1989/097, 4 (P120683)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Mercier, France

Museum Number

Mercier —

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

bulla
surface a
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
5. 3(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)
surface b
1. [x] dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
2. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
3. 2(ban2) sze
4. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
5. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
6. IGI-KA szum2 gaz
surface c
1. 9(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 naga gaz
2. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3{ki}
3. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
4. giri3 lu2-du10-ga dub-sar
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. iti pa4-u2-e
surface d
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
2. ma-mi-is u3 hu-wa-wa ib2-gi-in
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) S000493.2 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P120683

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Mercier, France
Museum Number Mercier —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 031610

References

  • primary: NABU 1989/097, 4

    [Joannès1989NABU1989/097] Joannès, Francis. 1989. “Tablettes d’Ur de Collections Privées 3 (Collection Mercier).” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1989 (97).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-30 at 13:59:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-09-29 at 11:42:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:29:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:35:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-08 at 09:24:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:56:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1989/097, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120683.
NABU 1989/097, 4 artifact entry (No. P120683). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120683 (Original work published 2001)
NABU 1989/097, 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120683 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120683},
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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1989/097, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120683.
NABU 1989/097, 4 artifact entry (No. P120683). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120683 (Original work published 2001)
NABU 1989/097, 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120683 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120683},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/11/6/
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