OrSP 47-49, 322 (P125212)

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 07150

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. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ha-ba-lu5-ge2 dumu ur-{d}szara2
3. 1(asz) gur ARAD2-dam gudu4 gu-la
4. ki-su7 igi e2-duru5 a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
5. ki ARAD2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2 i3-gal2
2. iti diri
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ha-ba-lu5-[ge2]
2. dumu ur-{d}szara2#?

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 002408 (composite) (P455118) S002408 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125212

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 07150
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007381

References

  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 322

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

  • history: TCS 1, 89

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 47

    [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
2013-06-13 at 12:51:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:29 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, 322 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125212.
OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry (No. P125212). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125212
OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125212 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125212},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125212
LB  - CDLI:P125212
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125212
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 322 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125212.
OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry (No. P125212). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125212
OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125212 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125212},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125212
LB  - CDLI:P125212
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125212
ER  -
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