Syracuse 255 (P130806)

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 358

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}gur10
2. ki-la2-bi 5(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
3. 3(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
4. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
5. 2(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in
6. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
7. 1(disz) {uruda}igi-mar
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
  1 line blank
2. kin dub2-ba
3. ki da-da-ga-ta
4. ensi2-ke4 in-la2
5. iti {d}dumu-zi
  blank space
6. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TENUS, 255

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

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  • Museum No.: SUL 358
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.12.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:00 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:03:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:49:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:51 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 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Syracuse 255 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130806.
Syracuse 255 artifact entry (No. P130806). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130806
Syracuse 255 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130806 (Accessed: April 27, 2025).
@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130806},
}


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PY  - 2001
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M1  - 2025/4/27/
TI  - Syracuse 255 artifact entry
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