RA 059, 146 FM 14 (P127950)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Number

FM 14

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(u) 1(disz) {gesz}dal gesz-tur-sze3
2. ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma-sze3
3. sza3 tum-[x]-x-ta
4. ki ur-sila-luh-ta
5. kiszib3 a-gu
reverse
1. sza3 bala-a
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-[gu]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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 001735.3 (composite) (P533273) S001735.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P127950

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Museum Number FM 14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015020

References

  • primary: RA 59, p.145-148, p. 146 FM 14

    [Szlechter1965Fitzwilliam] Szlechter, Émile. 1965. “Trois Textes Administratifs de l’époque d’Ur III Conservés Au Musée Fitzwilliam à Cambridge.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 145–48.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-07-26 at 09:06:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 18:10:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:41:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 059, 146 FM 14 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127950.
RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry (No. P127950). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127950
RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127950 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RA 059, 146 {FM} 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127950},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127950
LB  - CDLI:P127950
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127950
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 059, 146 FM 14 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127950.
RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry (No. P127950). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127950
RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127950 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RA 059, 146 {FM} 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127950},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127950
LB  - CDLI:P127950
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RA 059, 146 FM 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127950
ER  -
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