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Nebraska 41 (P121726)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Museum Number

OPL —

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. 6(asz) sze gur lugal si-gesz?-dabx(U8)
2. sa2-du11? LAGAB
3. ki-su7 ur-gu-ta
blank space
seal impression
4. ki {d}szara2-mu-tum2-ta
5. ur-{d}iszkur szu ba-ti
6. iti szu-numun u3
some text moved to next line
7. iti min-esz3
reverse
1. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}iszkur
2. iszib ra-ur2
3. dumu lugal-i3-sa6

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

Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nebraska, 41

[Forde1967Nebraska] Forde, Nels W. 1967. Nebraska Cuneiform Texts of the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OPL —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.06.00, Šulgi.34.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.34.06.00 to Šulgi.34.07.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-01-15 at 12:17:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:48:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:25:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:11	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 (015296) (015296)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004971 (composite) (P457681)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nebraska 41 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P121726.

Nebraska 41 artifact entry (No. P121726). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121726

Nebraska 41 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121726 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2001Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Nebraska 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121726},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P121726
LB  - CDLI:P121726
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - Nebraska 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121726
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nebraska 41 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P121726.

Nebraska 41 artifact entry (No. P121726). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121726

Nebraska 41 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121726 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2001Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Nebraska 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121726},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P121726
LB  - CDLI:P121726
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - Nebraska 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121726
ER  -