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Rochester 198 (P128303)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Saint Bernard Catholic Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Saint Bernard Catholic Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

StBernard 05

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) u8 kur-ra ba-usz2
2. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
4. iti szu-numun
reverse
1. mu bi2-tum-ra-bi2-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
(following Mayr; ur-nigar{gar} in edition)

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

Saint Bernard Catholic Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Rochester, 198

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

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: StBernard 05
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-12-12 at 07:46:14	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:59:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:31:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:48	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 (034587) (034587)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 198 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128303.

Rochester 198 artifact entry (No. P128303). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128303

Rochester 198 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128303 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128303},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128303
LB  - CDLI:P128303
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - Rochester 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128303
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 198 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128303.

Rochester 198 artifact entry (No. P128303). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128303

Rochester 198 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128303 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128303},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128303
LB  - CDLI:P128303
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - Rochester 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128303
ER  -