Umma 055 (P139564)

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?)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) la2 1(u) sa {gesz}ma-nu gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta i3-gal2
2. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
3. lugal-gaba ma2-lah5 szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti nesag
2. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. lugal-gaba
2. ma2-lah5
3. dumu lugal?-[ur2-ra-ni?]

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003468.1 (composite) (P533696) S003468.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P139564

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) 004966

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 55

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-23 at 08:53:01 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:15:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-20 at 11:30:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:07 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 055 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139564.
Umma 055 artifact entry (No. P139564). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139564
Umma 055 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139564 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139564},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139564
LB  - CDLI:P139564
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Umma 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139564
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 055 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139564.
Umma 055 artifact entry (No. P139564). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139564
Umma 055 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139564 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139564},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139564
LB  - CDLI:P139564
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Umma 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139564
ER  - 
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