Rochester 149 (P128254)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

Bexley Hall 11

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
  (reconstructed from table in edition)
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ma-ma-kesz2-da
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. i-di3-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. en-num2!?-i3-li2
  written as "num"
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-u2-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ar-szi-ah
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz <<saga>> 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-bu-du10
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. har-na-i3-sa6
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. [...]-{d}nanna
17. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. [...]-na
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. [...]-u2
21. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
22. [...-{d}nin]-a-zu
23. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. la-qi2-ip
25. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
26. [szunigin?] 3(ban2) kasz du
27. [szunigin?] 5(ban2) kasz ninda
28. [szunigin?] 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
29. [szunigin?] 2/3(disz) la2 1(disz) gin2 i3
30. [szunigin?] 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
31. iti szu-numun u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
32. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Rochester, 149

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Messenger tablet

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  • Museum No.: Bexley Hall 11
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.06.15
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-16 at 14:59:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 149 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128254.
Rochester 149 artifact entry (No. P128254). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128254
Rochester 149 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128254 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128254},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128254
LB  - CDLI:P128254
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - Rochester 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128254
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 149 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128254.
Rochester 149 artifact entry (No. P128254). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128254
Rochester 149 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128254 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128254},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128254
LB  - CDLI:P128254
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - Rochester 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128254
ER  -
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