Rochester 197 (P128302)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 28.300

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(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. ki ku3-ga-ni-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. iti diri
2. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128302

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) Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Museum Number MAG 28.300
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034586

References

  • primary: Rochester, 197

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

    Dead animals


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-02-18 at 02:06:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Rochester 197 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128302.
Rochester 197 artifact entry (No. P128302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128302
Rochester 197 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128302 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128302},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128302
LB  - CDLI:P128302
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Rochester 197 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128302
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Rochester 197 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128302.
Rochester 197 artifact entry (No. P128302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128302
Rochester 197 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128302 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128302},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128302
LB  - CDLI:P128302
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Rochester 197 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128302
ER  - 
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