SCT 020 (P129759)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College —

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-nita2 kur-ra ba-usz2
2. ki ur-ru-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. iti nesag
2. mu bi2-tum-ra-bi2-um 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/P129759

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) Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number Smith College —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012529

References

  • primary: SCT, 20

    [Gordon1952SCT] Gordon, Cyrus H. 1952. Smith College Tablets, 110 Cuneiform Texts Selected from the College Collection. Smith College Studies in History 38. Northampton, Massachusetts: Department of History of Smith College.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:01:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SCT 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129759.
SCT 020 artifact entry (No. P129759). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129759
SCT 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129759 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2001SCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SCT 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129759},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129759
LB  - CDLI:P129759
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - SCT 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129759
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SCT 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129759.
SCT 020 artifact entry (No. P129759). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129759
SCT 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129759 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2001SCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SCT 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129759},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129759
LB  - CDLI:P129759
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - SCT 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129759
ER  - 
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