STU 57 (P130483)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL Bedale 57

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

33.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 7(disz) geme2 usz-bar
2. gi-zi ga6-ga2
3. en-du8-du-ta
4. e2-masz-sze3
5. ugula i3-kal-la
reverse
1. gurum2 ak u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. giri3 ad-da
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P130483

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL Bedale 57
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004872

References

  • primary: STU, 57

    [Bedale1915STU] Bedale, Charles L. 1915. Sumerian Tablets from Umma in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 10:49:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“STU 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130483.
STU 57 artifact entry (No. P130483). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130483 (Original work published 2001)
STU 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130483 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024STU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STU 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130483},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“STU 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130483.
STU 57 artifact entry (No. P130483). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130483 (Original work published 2001)
STU 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130483 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024STU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STU 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130483
LB  - CDLI:P130483
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - STU 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130483
ER  -
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