OrSP 47-49, 298 (P125188)

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 07133

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. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: Deficit: 181 2/3, 8 shekels workdays, female laborers,
2. ki da-da-ga-ta
 en: from Dadaga
3. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
 en: to Ur-Urbartab
4. su-su-dam
 en: will be repaid;
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Ḫarši and Kimaš were destroyed.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
 en: Ur-Urbartab,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu dingir-ra#
 en: son of Dingira.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005433.1 (composite) (P534059) S005433.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125188

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 07133
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007357

References

  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 298

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

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 37

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 46

    [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
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 298 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125188.
OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry (No. P125188). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125188
OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125188 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125188},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125188
LB  - CDLI:P125188
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125188
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 298 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125188.
OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry (No. P125188). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125188
OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125188 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125188},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125188
LB  - CDLI:P125188
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125188
ER  -
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