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UTI 4, 2490 (P140509)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2490

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. giri3 lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. giri3 ur-{d}szara2
5. im-tu ak e2 ensi2-ka
6. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. u2 e2-kin u3 e2-masz
8. dul9-la
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}szara2
2. kiszib3 lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
3. ugula ur-sa6-ga
blank space
4. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-uszur3?
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a2-an-du-ru#

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UTI 4, 2490

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Um 2490
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-06-26 at 08:27:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:19:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:04:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:32	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 (045228) (045228)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003732 (composite) (P456442)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140509.

UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry (No. P140509). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140509

UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140509 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140509
LB  - CDLI:P140509
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140509
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140509.

UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry (No. P140509). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140509

UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140509 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140509
LB  - CDLI:P140509
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - UTI 4, 2490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140509
ER  -