TLB 03, 153 (P134294)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2492

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. 1(asz) dabin gur lugal
2. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2
3. sa10-a ku3-husz-a-sze3
4. a-za-za-mu dam-gar3
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. ki ur-zu?-ta
2. kiszib3 a-kal-la
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti szu-numun
  some text moved to next line
4. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}li9-[si4]
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. a#-kal-la
column 2
1. dub-[sar]
2. dumu ur-[nigar{gar} szusz3]
3. 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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005853 (composite) (P458563) S005853 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P134294

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) de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number LB 2492
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014499

References

  • primary: TLB 3, 153

    [Hallo1973TLB3] Hallo, William W. 1973. Sumerian Archival Texts. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 3. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.329-332, p. 332

    [Waetzoldt1976TLB3] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, VI: Kollationen Zu W. W. Hallo, Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae III.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 329–32.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 16:12:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 07:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:57:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TLB 03, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134294.
TLB 03, 153 artifact entry (No. P134294). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134294
TLB 03, 153 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134294 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TLB 03, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134294
LB  - CDLI:P134294
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - TLB 03, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134294
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TLB 03, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134294.
TLB 03, 153 artifact entry (No. P134294). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134294
TLB 03, 153 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134294 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TLB 03, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134294
LB  - CDLI:P134294
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - TLB 03, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134294
ER  -
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