South Dakota 25 (P130320)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

Museum Number

SDU Y169/5925

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba
2. ur-{gesz}gigir
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-mes
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 la-qi3
5. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-za3-ga
  erased line
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 da-da
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-zi-ge
8. nu-banda3-gu4 inim-{d}szara2
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ab-ba-gi-na
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}utu-saga
2. nu-banda3-gu4 lu2-{d}da-mu
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
4. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-ezem
5. ki-su7-ra nin10-nu-du3-ta
6. ki gu-du-du-ta
7. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 szesz x
  blank space
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8. iti pa4-u2-e
9. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. inim-{d}szara2
2. dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir

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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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  • primary: South Dakota, 25

    [Forde1987SouthDakota] Forde, Nels W., and W. Robert Flaugher. 1987. Neo-Sumerian Texts from South Dakota University, Luther and Union Colleges. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

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  • Museum No.: SDU Y169/5925
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-05-26 at 09:27:38 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-01-28 at 07:17:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 002591 (composite) (P455301) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“South Dakota 25 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130320.
South Dakota 25 artifact entry (No. P130320). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130320
South Dakota 25 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130320 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).
@misc{2001South,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {South {Dakota} 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130320},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130320
LB  - CDLI:P130320
M1  - 2025/7/21/
TI  - South Dakota 25 artifact entry
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