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OrSP 47-49, 235 (P125125)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07296

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. 2(gesz'u) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 2(u) la2 1(disz)-ta#
3. nibru{ki}
4. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
reverse
1. ur-mes szu ba-ti
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki#} lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu na-ga-lu5
(according to Mayr)

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

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
CUSAS 7, §959A
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: OrSP 47-49, 235

[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. 44

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 07296
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.44.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-12 at 08:50:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-08 at 16:22:43	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2021-04-23 at 11:46:08	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2021-04-22 at 09:48:22	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-04-18 at 03:34:25	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-03 at 15:18:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:53:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:28:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:24:27	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 (007294) (007294)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003275 (composite) (P477980)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“OrSP 47-49, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P125125.

OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry (No. P125125). (2023, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125125 (Original work published 2001)

OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125125 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125125},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125125},
}

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DA  - 2023/4/12/
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M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OrSP 47-49, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P125125.

OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry (No. P125125). (2023, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125125 (Original work published 2001)

OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125125 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

@misc{2023OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125125},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125125},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P125125
LB  - CDLI:P125125
M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125125
ER  -