NABU 1992/042 (P120685)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Deutsch, unlocated

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Museum Collection(s)

Deutsch, unlocated

Museum Number

Deutsch —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 9(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) kasz dida saga gur#
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) kasz dida du gur
3. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga gur
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz du gur
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
6. 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
7. 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esza gur
8. 9(asz) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ninda du gur
10. 1(barig) sze 1(disz) nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. 3(disz) imgaga3 sa-a
12. 3(disz) sze sa-a
13. 3(disz) sze in-nu-ha sa-a
14. [...] 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3
15. [...] 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun#
reverse
1. [n?] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga
2. [n?] 2(barig) 1/2(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
3. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
4. 2(u) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
5. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 had2
6. 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 had2
7. 3(ban2) gu2-gal sa-a
8. 3(ban2) gu2-tur sa-a
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) dug lugud2?-da
10. 2(disz) dug ugu4?-bala
11. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 8(disz) dug ninda 1(disz) sila3
12. 8(disz) dug sila3 gal
13. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) dug sila3 sa2-du11
14. sza3 a2 u4-da
15. mu kiszib3 hu-wa-wa tum3-da-sze3
16. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
17. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab#-[du8]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du10-ga
4. szabra {d}szara2

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    closed envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Deutsch —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-05-20 at 16:39:21 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-05-20 at 16:38:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-10-03 at 08:54:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003195 (composite) (P455905) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1992/042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P120685.
NABU 1992/042 artifact entry (No. P120685). (2023, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120685 (Original work published 2001)
NABU 1992/042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120685 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {may 20},
	title = {NABU 1992/042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120685},
}


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M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - NABU 1992/042 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1992/042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P120685.
NABU 1992/042 artifact entry (No. P120685). (2023, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120685 (Original work published 2001)
NABU 1992/042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120685 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {may 20},
	title = {NABU 1992/042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120685},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/5/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P120685
LB  - CDLI:P120685
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - NABU 1992/042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120685
ER  -
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