UCP 09-02-1, 084 (P135988)

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 9-02818

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workmen to acc't)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 5(disz) sze zi3-ta
2. x x babbar2
3. 4(gesz'u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u)
5. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u)
7. 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
9. a2 7(disz) sila3-ta
reverse
1. a-sza3-ge kin ak
2. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
3. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. giri3 nimgir-an-ne2
5. kiszib3 sza3-nin-ga2
  blank space
  seal impression
  rest broken
seal 1
1. sza3-nin-ga2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (workmen to acc't)
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 004071 (composite) (P456781) S004071 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135988

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 77.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 22.0 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 9-02818
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006878

References

  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 84

    [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
2020-04-21 at 07:50:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-02-20 at 10:21:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:49 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, 084 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135988.
UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry (No. P135988). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135988
UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135988 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135988},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135988
LB  - CDLI:P135988
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135988
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 084 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135988.
UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry (No. P135988). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135988
UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135988 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135988},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135988
LB  - CDLI:P135988
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - UCP 09-02-1, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135988
ER  -
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