Umma 058 (P139567)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 4(disz)-ta
2. 3(gesz'u) sa {gesz}ma-nu gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
3. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) nigin2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|) gu-nigin2-ba 3(disz) nigin2-ta gu-nigin2-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sa
reverse
1. 2(u) gu-nigin2-ba {gesz}ma-nu
2. unu{ki}-sze3 ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
3. lu2-{d}szara2 dumu du10-ga szabra!
4. szu ba-ti
5. sza3 bala-a
6. mu ki-masz{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dumu du10-ga

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 003285 (composite) (P455995) S003285 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P139567

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) 004969

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 58

    [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 14:17:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 058 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139567.
Umma 058 artifact entry (No. P139567). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139567
Umma 058 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139567 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139567
LB  - CDLI:P139567
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Umma 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139567
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 058 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139567.
Umma 058 artifact entry (No. P139567). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139567
Umma 058 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139567 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139567
LB  - CDLI:P139567
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Umma 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139567
ER  -
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