UCP 09-02-1, 020 (P135924)

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 9-02637

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (receipt of barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz)# 1(barig)# sze gur# [lugal]
2. munu4-kasz saga
3. 4(asz) 3(ban2)# gur sze ninda#
4. sa2-du11# {d#}szul#-gi#
5. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
  la2 between a and sza3
reverse
1. ki ARAD2-ta
2. a-lu5#-lu5 SZIM
3. szu ba#-ti#
4. iti {d#}dumu-zi
  1 line blank
5. [mu] ki#-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-lu5-lu5 x?
2. dub-[sar]
3. [...]
  seal very faint

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (receipt of barley)
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 001811.2 (composite) (P533305) S001811.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135924

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006814

References

  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 20

    [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
2021-12-13 at 13:37:01 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-04 at 18:14:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135924.
UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry (No. P135924). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135924
UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135924 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135924
LB  - CDLI:P135924
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135924
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135924.
UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry (No. P135924). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135924
UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135924 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135924
LB  - CDLI:P135924
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135924
ER  - 
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