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Syracuse 305 (P130856)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Museum Number

SUL 023

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. 5(disz) ninda sila3 5(disz)
2. 1(u) ninda sila3 2(disz)
3. 2(disz) ninda sila3 1(disz)
4. ki ukken-ne2-ta
5. ku3-ga-ni
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
illegible

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)

Collections

Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
illegible
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TENUS, 305

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SUL 023
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-12-30 at 17:13:48	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:03:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:34:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:52	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (026246) (026246)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002661 (composite) (P455371)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifact

“Syracuse 305 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130856.

Syracuse 305 artifact entry (No. P130856). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130856

Syracuse 305 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130856 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130856
LB  - CDLI:P130856
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - Syracuse 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130856
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Syracuse 305 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130856.

Syracuse 305 artifact entry (No. P130856). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130856

Syracuse 305 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130856 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130856
LB  - CDLI:P130856
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - Syracuse 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130856
ER  -