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OrSP 47-49, 430 (P125320)

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 07121

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2
2. szu-{d}en-lil2 gaba-asz
3. 1(disz) kasz dida 2(disz)? sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-ku8-ub gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. [3(disz)] sa szum2
2. kal-la-mu gaba-asz
3. szunigin 3(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) ninda
5. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) sa szum2
7. u4 7(disz@t)-kam
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8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 430

    [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. 51

    [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 07121
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.01.07 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:11:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:03:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:32 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, 430 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125320.
OrSP 47-49, 430 artifact entry (No. P125320). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125320
OrSP 47-49, 430 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125320 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125320},
}


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