UDT 070a (P136203)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 00070A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu ba-usz2 bar-gal2
2. ki ur-ru-ta
3. a-kal-la szu ba-ti
4. iti pa4-u2-e
5. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da a-ra2 2(disz)-kam e2-a ba-kux(KWU147)
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
1. a-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001780.2 (composite) (P533293) S001780.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136203

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00070A
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005454
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003041
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.70.A

References

  • primary: UDT, 070a

    [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. 008, NBC 00070a

    [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 14:13:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:01:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 070a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136203.
UDT 070a artifact entry (No. P136203). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136203 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 070a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136203 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 070a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136203},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136203
LB  - CDLI:P136203
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UDT 070a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136203
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 070a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136203.
UDT 070a artifact entry (No. P136203). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136203 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 070a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136203 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 070a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136203},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136203
LB  - CDLI:P136203
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UDT 070a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136203
ER  -
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