UTI 3, 1815 (P139834)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 1815

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. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
2. ma2 su3 umma{ki}-ta
3. guru7 usz-gid2-da-sze3
4. ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga
5. u4 4(disz)-sze3 kar#-ta# sze ma2-a si-ga
6. usz-gid2-da-ta
reverse
1. gu2# i7 idigna-a
2. ma2 bala ak
3. u4 3(disz)-sze3 usz-gid2-da-ta
4. ma2 gid2-da
5. u3 ka i7-da ma2 bala ak
6. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze ga6-ga2
7. sza3 umma{ki}
8. ugula tab-sza-la
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
10. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-kal-la

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 005357 (composite) (P458067) S005357 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.06.07.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P139834

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 1815
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 036410

References

  • primary: UTI 3, 1815

    [Gomi1993UTI3] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Gomi. 1993. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band III (Nr. 1601-2300). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: ZA 091 (pp. 22-84), 036

    [Steinkeller2001ZA91] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “New Light on the Hydrology and Topography of Southern Babylonia in the Third Millennium.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 91: 22–84.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 18:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 18:27:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:18:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 3, 1815 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P139834.
UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry (No. P139834). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139834 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139834 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139834},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 3, 1815 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P139834.
UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry (No. P139834). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139834 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139834 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139834},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P139834
LB  - CDLI:P139834
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - UTI 3, 1815 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139834
ER  -
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