OrSP 47-49, 246 (P125136)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07386

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu-ta
4. ki ARAD2-ta
5. lugal-he2-gal2
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti pa4-u2-e
2. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. [lugal-he2-gal2]
2. [mu6-sub3 {d}szara2]
3. dumu ur-[nigar{gar}]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003496 (composite) (P456206) S003496 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125136

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 07386
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007305

References

  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 246

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-06-04 at 08:18:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-04 at 08:15:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P125136.
OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry (No. P125136). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125136 (Original work published 2001)
OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125136 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125136},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/12/
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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P125136.
OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry (No. P125136). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125136 (Original work published 2001)
OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125136 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P125136
LB  - CDLI:P125136
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125136
ER  -
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