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Nebraska 46 (P121731)

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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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 (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. pu3-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. ur-am3-ma
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. tu-ra-i3-li2
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
8. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 1(u) 8(disz@t)-kam
some text moved to next line
10. iti {d}li9-si4
11. mu en eridu{ki} 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)

Collections

Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nebraska, 46

[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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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.18
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-12-14 at 15:44:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-05-05 at 09:57:17	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:48:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:25:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:11	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015301) (015301)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nebraska 46 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121731.

Nebraska 46 artifact entry (No. P121731). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121731 (Original work published 2001)

Nebraska 46 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121731 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nebraska 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121731},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nebraska 46 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121731.

Nebraska 46 artifact entry (No. P121731). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121731 (Original work published 2001)

Nebraska 46 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121731 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2024Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nebraska 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121731},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121731
LB  - CDLI:P121731
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - Nebraska 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121731
ER  -