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Umma 096 (P139605)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0443

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

29.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur
2. ur-{gesz}gigir dumu {d}szara2-ga2
3. a-sza3 gaba {d}nin-ki-ka
reverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 4(u) gur
2. inim-{d}inanna a-sza3 u2-du-{d}nin-a-<ra>-li
3. szuku-am3
4. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 29.0 high × 28.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Contenau, Umma, 96

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ICP 0443
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:18:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:08	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 (005007) (005007)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Umma 096 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139605.

Umma 096 artifact entry (No. P139605). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139605

Umma 096 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139605 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139605},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139605
LB  - CDLI:P139605
M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - Umma 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139605
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 096 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139605.

Umma 096 artifact entry (No. P139605). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139605

Umma 096 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139605 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

@misc{2001Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Umma 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139605},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139605
LB  - CDLI:P139605
M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - Umma 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139605
ER  -