Syracuse 169 (P130720)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Museum Number

SUL 114

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. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) sa gi-zi
2. inim-{d}szara2 kuruszda
3. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sa gi-zi
4. bi2-da kuruszda
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sa gi-zi
6. an-na-hi-li-bi kuruszda
reverse
1. u4 5(disz)-kam
2. gu-nigin2-ba 6(disz) sa-ta
3. giri3 igi-pesz2
4. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
5. iti dal
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6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. lu2-eb-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ge6-par4

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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: TENUS, 169

    [Sigrist1983TENUS] Sigrist, Marcel. 1983. Textes Économiques Néo-Sumériens de l’Université de Syracuse. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: Dahl, Ruling family Umma, p. 116 n. 409

    [Dahl2007ruling-family] Dahl, Jacob L. 2007. The Ruling Family of Ur III Umma. A Prosopographical Analysis of an Elite Family in Southern Iraq 4000 Years Ago. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 108. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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  • Museum No.: SUL 114
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.05.05 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:03:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-02 at 13:59:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-02 at 12:21:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:49 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 002864.2 (composite) (P533543) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Syracuse 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130720.
Syracuse 169 artifact entry (No. P130720). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130720
Syracuse 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130720 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130720},
}


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