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Umma 038 (P139547)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Contenau, France (dispersed?)

Museum Number

Contenau — ?

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) szu ab2
2. ki lugal-ezem engar-ta
3. ba-sa6 i3-dab5
reverse
1. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Contenau, France (dispersed?)

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Contenau, Umma, 38

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Contenau — ?
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:17:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:06	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004949) (004949)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139547.

Umma 038 artifact entry (No. P139547). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139547

Umma 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139547 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139547},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139547
LB  - CDLI:P139547
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Umma 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139547
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139547.

Umma 038 artifact entry (No. P139547). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139547

Umma 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139547 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139547},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139547
LB  - CDLI:P139547
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Umma 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139547
ER  -