Umma 046 (P139555)

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?)

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(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3
2. umma{ki}-ta
3. nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga
5. pa4-sikil-nun{ki}-ta
reverse
1. ma2 bala-a ak NIG2
2. ma2 zi3-da ma2 ninda gid2-da
3. ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re
4. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
5. sza3 bala-a
6. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun

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/P139555

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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) 004957

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 46

    [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 14:17:51 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 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139555.
Umma 046 artifact entry (No. P139555). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139555
Umma 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139555 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139555
LB  - CDLI:P139555
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Umma 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139555
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139555.
Umma 046 artifact entry (No. P139555). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139555
Umma 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139555 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139555
LB  - CDLI:P139555
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Umma 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139555
ER  -
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