UCP 09-02-1, 009 (P135913)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02610

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (receipt of sandals?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {gi}giri3-giri3
2. ka esir2 su-ba
3. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
4. {d}szara2-bi2-du11
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti min-esz3
reverse
1. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}szara2#-bi2-du11
2. [...] ensi2#?
3. ARAD2# {d}nin-e2-gal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (receipt of sandals?)
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 005127 (composite) (P457837) S005127 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135913

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number HMA 9-02610
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006803

References

  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 9

    [Lutz1928UCP9/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1928. Sumerian Temple Records of the Late Ur Dynasty. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology, Volume 9, No. 2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-06-08 at 02:30:45 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-07 at 07:09:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-20 at 10:08:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135913.
UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry (No. P135913). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135913
UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135913 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135913},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135913
LB  - CDLI:P135913
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135913
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135913.
UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry (No. P135913). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135913
UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135913 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135913},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135913
LB  - CDLI:P135913
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135913
ER  -
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