Syracuse 485 (P131036)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Museum Number

SUL 010

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. 3(u)? gurusz
2. u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. ar#!-za-na us2!?-sa
4. ki ab-ba-ta
5. ha-ba-lu5-ge2
6. i3-dab5
reverse
1. iti min-esz3
2. mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2 umma{ki}
3. ha-ba-lu5-ge2
4. dub-sar
5. dumu {d}utu-mu
6. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131036

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA
Museum Number SUL 010
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 026426

References

  • primary: TENUS, 485

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

  • history: MVN 15, 221

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-06 at 18:20:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:03:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 485 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131036.
Syracuse 485 artifact entry (No. P131036). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131036
Syracuse 485 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131036 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 485 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P131036
LB  - CDLI:P131036
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Syracuse 485 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131036
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 485 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131036.
Syracuse 485 artifact entry (No. P131036). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131036
Syracuse 485 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131036 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 485 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P131036
LB  - CDLI:P131036
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Syracuse 485 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131036
ER  - 
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