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OrSP 47-49, 197 (P125087)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07092

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
2. la2-ia3 su-ga ur-abzu
3. mu szuku 2(bur3) GAN2-sze3
4. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 la2-ia3 su-ga nu-banda3-gu4 4(disz)-ba
5. 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
6. mu nu-banda3-gu4 4(disz)-ba-sze3
7. ur-abzu-ke4 in-su
8. mu nam-ha-ni
9. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lu2-{d}nin-szubur ugula ma2-a mu engar#?-bi-sze3
reverse
1. 6(asz) gur gu-du-du
2. ARAD2-de3 in-de6-a-sze3
3. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. a-sza3-ga-na gi ze2-a
5. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz-da-re6-a
6. engar-e-ne szu ba-ti
7. igi ensi2-ka-sze3
8. nam-ha-ni u3 ur-abzu
9. nu-banda3-ke4 ib2-gi-in
10. mu-bi-sze3 in-zu
11. iti pa4-u2-e
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12. mu bad3 ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 197

    [Schneider1930OrSP47-49] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1930. “Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin.” Orientalia 47–49.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 43, p. 57

    [Waetzoldt1978OrSP47/49] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1978. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, VII: Kollationen Zu N. Schneider, Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin = ‘Orientalia’ (Series Prior) 47-49, Roma 1930.” Oriens Antiquus 17: 35–59.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 07092
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.11.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH44 IS03
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OrSP 47-49, 197 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125087.
OrSP 47-49, 197 artifact entry (No. P125087). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125087
OrSP 47-49, 197 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125087 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125087},
}


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