UDT 011 (P136139)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 00011

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. i3-dub e2-duru5 ab-ba-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. ki ba-zi-ta
2. kiszib3 a2-na-mu
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
  1 line blank
4. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-hi-li
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P136139

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00011
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: UDT, 011

    [Nies1920UDT] Nies, James B. 1920. Ur Dynasty Tablets : Texts Chiefly from Tello and Drehem Written during the Reigns of Dungi, Bur-Sin, Gimil-Sin, and Ibi-Sin. Series Assyriologische Bibliothek 25. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 005, NBC 00011

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-01-09 at 10:57:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:01:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:53 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

“UDT 011 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136139.
UDT 011 artifact entry (No. P136139). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136139 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136139 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136139},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136139
LB  - CDLI:P136139
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - UDT 011 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UDT 011 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136139.
UDT 011 artifact entry (No. P136139). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136139 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136139 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136139},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136139
LB  - CDLI:P136139
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - UDT 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136139
ER  - 
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