UDT 014 (P136142)

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 00014

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. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu-gal
2. 5(gesz2) masz2-gal 1(gesz2) udu mu sza3-ba nu-mu-gal2-la-sze3
  blank space
3. ki lugal-gu2-gal-ta
4. e2-udu gibil-a ba-an-gal2
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}kal-kal dumu ur-{d}lamma
reverse
  blank space
1. iti mu-szu-du7-ta
2. iti amar-a-a-si-sze3
  blank space
3. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}kal-kal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.01.09.00 to Amar-Suen.01.10.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136142

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00014
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: UDT, 014

    [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 00014

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:13:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:01:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136142.
UDT 014 artifact entry (No. P136142). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136142 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136142 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136142},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UDT 014 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136142.
UDT 014 artifact entry (No. P136142). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136142 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136142 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136142},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136142
LB  - CDLI:P136142
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UDT 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136142
ER  - 
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