Umma 042 (P139551)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0427

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

45.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. mar-sa gub-ba
3. ki a-gu-ta
4. kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. nig2-lagar-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-gaba
4. szabra

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 48.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 42

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ICP 0427
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-27 at 20:54:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:06 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000306 (composite) (P430404) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Umma 042 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139551.
Umma 042 artifact entry (No. P139551). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139551
Umma 042 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139551 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139551},
}


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