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RA 012, 153 04 (P127638)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institut Catholique, Paris, France

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0460

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

41.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
2. ki-la2-bi 5(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
3. ki a-ab-ba-ta
4. lu2-banda3{da}
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. iti {d}li9-si4
some text moved to next line
3. mu us2-sa mu us2-bi
seal 1
1. lu2-banda3{da}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-[e]

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

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RA 012 (pp. 147-157), 153 04

[Contenau1915RA12[2]] Contenau, Georges. 1915. “Tablettes de Comptabilité Relatives a l’industrie Du Vêtement à Umma Au XXIII.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 12: 147–57.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ICP 0460
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.09.00 (us2-us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-27 at 13:03:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2021-12-31 at 11:17:11	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:57:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:31:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:41:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:32	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004791) (004791)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002738.1 (composite) (P533489)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 012, 153 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127638.

RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry (No. P127638). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127638 (Original work published 2001)

RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127638 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127638},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 012, 153 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127638.

RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry (No. P127638). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127638 (Original work published 2001)

RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127638 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127638},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P127638
LB  - CDLI:P127638
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - RA 012, 153 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127638
ER  -