Rochester 161 (P128266)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USAMuseum Number
Crozer 066Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [1(disz) ...]-gi-na-mu
4. 1(disz) a-ba-{d}szara2-gin7
5. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-iti-da
6. 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4
7. [dumu]-a-ni
8. 1(disz) al-la ninda-IL2
9. 1(disz) al-la agrig
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da a2-sikil
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi nu-banda3 a2-sikil
12. [1(disz)] lu2-dingir-ra muhaldim
13. 1(disz) ARAD2-mu dumu a-lu5-lu5
14. gudu4 {d}szara2-me
15. ugula lu2-du10-ga
16. 1(disz) bi2-du10-ga
17. 1(disz) du-du-am3
18. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam bappir
19. ugula bi2-du10-ga
column 2
1. lu2-kisal muhaldim
2. ugula lu2-kisal
3. 1(disz) na-ba-sa6 szitim
4. 1(disz) [...]
5. szitim-[me]
6. 2(disz) a-szi-{d}[...]
7. ugula gu-u2-gu-a
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
9. 1(disz) in-sa6-sa6 muhaldim
10. ugula lu2-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) lu2-du10-ga
2. gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag
3. ugula lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
4. 1(disz) bi2-da
5. ugula usz-mu
6. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra engar
7. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
8. gudu4 esz3-[...]
9. [...] ur-[...]
10. [...] inim-ma-ni-zi
11. [...] lugal-szu-nir-re
12. [...] lu2-du10-ga szu-ku6
13. [...]-{d}suen guru7
14. ugula [...]-{d}suen guru7
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka gu-za-la2
2. 1(disz) a-ta-szu-[...]
3. [...]-la
4. [...]-du
rest broken
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [1(disz) ...]-gi-na-mu
4. 1(disz) a-ba-{d}szara2-gin7
5. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-iti-da
6. 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4
7. [dumu]-a-ni
8. 1(disz) al-la ninda-IL2
9. 1(disz) al-la agrig
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da a2-sikil
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi nu-banda3 a2-sikil
12. [1(disz)] lu2-dingir-ra muhaldim
13. 1(disz) ARAD2-mu dumu a-lu5-lu5
14. gudu4 {d}szara2-me
15. ugula lu2-du10-ga
16. 1(disz) bi2-du10-ga
17. 1(disz) du-du-am3
18. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam bappir
19. ugula bi2-du10-ga
column 2
1. lu2-kisal muhaldim
2. ugula lu2-kisal
3. 1(disz) na-ba-sa6 szitim
4. 1(disz) [...]
5. szitim-[me]
6. 2(disz) a-szi-{d}[...]
7. ugula gu-u2-gu-a
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
9. 1(disz) in-sa6-sa6 muhaldim
10. ugula lu2-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) lu2-du10-ga
2. gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag
3. ugula lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
4. 1(disz) bi2-da
5. ugula usz-mu
6. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra engar
7. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
8. gudu4 esz3-[...]
9. [...] ur-[...]
10. [...] inim-ma-ni-zi
11. [...] lugal-szu-nir-re
12. [...] lu2-du10-ga szu-ku6
13. [...]-{d}suen guru7
14. ugula [...]-{d}suen guru7
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka gu-za-la2
2. 1(disz) a-ta-szu-[...]
3. [...]-la
4. [...]-du
rest broken
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Rochester, 161
[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Garment distribution
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Crozer 066
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:58:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:31:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:42:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-31 at 13:46:39 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 19:11:51 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034550) (034550)
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Cite this Artifact
“Rochester 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128266.
Rochester 161 artifact entry (No. P128266). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128266
Rochester 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128266 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2001Rochester,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {Rochester 161 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P128266},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128266},
}
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