Umma 026 (P139535)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Contenau, France (dispersed?)

Museum Collection(s)

Contenau, France (dispersed?)

Museum Number

Contenau — ?

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

bulla
surface a1
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. 2(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)-ta
4. 1(u) 9(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)-ta
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda gur
6. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
surface a2
1. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga gazx(KUM)
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) ku6 kun-zi
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) szum2! gaz
4. sa2-du11 kas4
5. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
surface a3
1. iti sze-kar-gal2-la
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-e11-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}

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/P139535

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Contenau, France (dispersed?)
Museum Number Contenau — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004937

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 26

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-01-10 at 09:46:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:06 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

“Umma 026 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139535.
Umma 026 artifact entry (No. P139535). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139535
Umma 026 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139535 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139535},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139535
LB  - CDLI:P139535
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Umma 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139535
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 026 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139535.
Umma 026 artifact entry (No. P139535). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139535
Umma 026 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139535 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139535},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139535
LB  - CDLI:P139535
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Umma 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139535
ER  - 
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