Umma 020 (P139529)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0419

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

33.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) ziz2 sumun gur lugal
2. sa2-du11 esza
3. e2-kin-ga2-ta
4. ki ARAD2-ta
5. al-lu
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P139529

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 0419
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004931

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 20

    [Contenau1916Umma] Contenau, Georges. 1916. Umma Sous La Dynastie d’Ur. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:17:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139529.
Umma 020 artifact entry (No. P139529). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139529
Umma 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139529 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139529},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139529
LB  - CDLI:P139529
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - Umma 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139529
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 020 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139529.
Umma 020 artifact entry (No. P139529). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139529
Umma 020 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139529 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139529},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139529
LB  - CDLI:P139529
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - Umma 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139529
ER  -
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