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UTI 3, 1954 (P139973)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 1954

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. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. la2-ia3 gesztin had2
3. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
4. kiszib3 {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
5. iti nesag-sze3 su-su-dam
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
blank space
seal impression
2. mu us2-sa e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-[sa6]
2. dumu lu2-ga#?

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

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UTI 3, 1954

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Um 1954
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00 (us2 year), Ibbi-Suen.01.04.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00 (us2 year) to Ibbi-Suen.01.04.00 (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-07-18 at 18:37:42	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:18:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:20	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 (036548) (036548)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005560 (composite) (P458270)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 3, 1954 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139973.

UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry (No. P139973). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139973

UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139973 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139973},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 3, 1954 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139973.

UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry (No. P139973). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139973

UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139973 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139973},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139973
LB  - CDLI:P139973
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - UTI 3, 1954 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139973
ER  -