Umma 108 (P139617)

Administrative tag 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

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. kiszib3 dabx(U8)-ba lu2 nig2
  (chain continues in next line)
3. dab5?-ba-ke4-ne
 en: sealed documents of conveyance of the requisitioners
4. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
 en: fields of Gu-edina
5. u3 musz-bi-an-na
 en: and Mušbiana
6. guru7-ta e3-a
 en: taken away from the grain store
reverse
1. giri3 ensi2
 en: under the authority of the governor
2. u3 na-bi2-{d}en-lil2-la2
 en: and Nabi-Enlil
3. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: "Urbilum was destroyed"
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
 en: Lu-Šara
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe
3. dumu lugal-en-[nun]
 en: son of Lugal-ennun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
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 003273.3 (composite) (P533640) S003273.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P139617

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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) 005019

References

  • primary: Contenau, Umma, 108

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 011

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-13 at 18:52:16 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:23:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-10-23 at 09:02:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-30 at 12:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-21 at 12:15:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:18:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Umma 108 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P139617.
Umma 108 artifact entry (No. P139617). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139617 (Original work published 2001)
Umma 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139617 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Umma 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139617},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Umma 108 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P139617.
Umma 108 artifact entry (No. P139617). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139617 (Original work published 2001)
Umma 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139617 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024Umma,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Umma 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139617},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P139617
LB  - CDLI:P139617
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - Umma 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139617
ER  - 
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