UTI 4, 2396 (P140415)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2396

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gurusz aszgab u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2. umma{ki#}-ta e2-te-na-sze3
3. ma2# gid2-da u3 ma2 kusz gur-ra
4. [kusz] e2-gal-la kux(KWU147)-ra
6. [giri3] {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. [a]-ra2# 1(disz)-kam
8. [x] gurusz aszgab u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
9. umma{ki#}-ta e2-te-na-sze3
10. [ma2] gid2-da <u3> gur-ra kusz e2-gal-<la> ku4?-ra
reverse
1. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
2. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. [...] 2(disz) gurusz aszgab u4 1(u)-sze3
4. a#-ra2 3(disz)-kam giri3 a-kal-la
5. e2#-gal-sze3 kusz de6-a
6. ki# a-kal-la-ta
7. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 4, 2396

    [Gomi1997UTI4] Gomi, Tohru, and Fatma Yıldız. 1997. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band IV (Nr. 2301-3000). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: Ancient archives (pp. 37-58), 43 n. 3

    [Steinkeller2003Archives] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2003. “Archival Practices at Babylonia in the Third Millennium.” Edited by Maria Brosius. Ancient Archives and Archival Traditions : Concepts of Record-Keeping in the Ancient World.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist Um 2396
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-04-21 at 07:45:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:19:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“UTI 4, 2396 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140415.
UTI 4, 2396 artifact entry (No. P140415). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140415
UTI 4, 2396 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140415 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2396 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140415},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140415},
}


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