SET 165 (P129575)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

Museum Number

RC 1229

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. sze szuku-ra ensi2-ka
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 en-na-ta
4. udu-a sa10-sa10-de3
5. mu ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} sipa-<sze3>
reverse
1. kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2 szesz-a-na
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ha#-ba-[lu5-ge2]
2. dumu ur-{d#}[...]
  (trace outside case)
  following collation

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 45.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: SET, 165

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

  • collation: ASJ 15, p.193-264, p. 215

    [Carnahan1993collations] Carnahan, John. 1993. “Collations to the Rosicrucian Museum and Stanford University Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 193–264.

  • collation: ASJ 8, p.309-344, p. 323

    [Jones1986Rosicrucian] Cooper, Marc, and Tom B. Jones. 1986. “The Rosicrucian Museum Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 309–44.

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  • Museum No.: RC 1229
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    c. 2112-2004

  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-20 at 18:14:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-01-08 at 11:49:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:22 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002408 (composite) (P455118) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“SET 165 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129575.
SET 165 artifact entry (No. P129575). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129575
SET 165 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129575 (Accessed: October 11, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129575},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129575
LB  - CDLI:P129575
M1  - 2025/10/11/
TI  - SET 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129575
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 165 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129575.
SET 165 artifact entry (No. P129575). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129575
SET 165 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129575 (Accessed: October 11, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129575},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129575
LB  - CDLI:P129575
M1  - 2025/10/11/
TI  - SET 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129575
ER  - 
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