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Syracuse 488 (P131039)

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 013

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. giri3 ur-{d}lamma sagi
3. 2(disz) gu4 niga ezem nesag
4. giri3 sza3-ku3-ge sagi
5. 1(disz) gu4 niga iti szu-numun
reverse
1. giri3 a-tu sagi
2. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal
3. ki ba-sa6-ta
4. kiszib3 da-da-ga
5. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
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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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TENUS, 488

[Sigrist1983TENUS] Sigrist, Marcel. 1983. Textes Économiques Néo-Sumériens de l’Université de Syracuse. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: MVN 15, 225

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SUL 013
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.01.00, Šulgi.43.04.00, Šulgi.43.06.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.43.01.00 to Šulgi.43.06.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-04-06 at 18:20:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:03:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:34:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:56	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (026429) (026429)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 488 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131039.

Syracuse 488 artifact entry (No. P131039). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131039

Syracuse 488 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131039 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131039},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - Syracuse 488 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 488 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131039.

Syracuse 488 artifact entry (No. P131039). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131039

Syracuse 488 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131039 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131039},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P131039
LB  - CDLI:P131039
M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - Syracuse 488 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131039
ER  -