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UTI 4, 2540 (P140559)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2540

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. 2(disz) {gi}gur zi3
2. esir2 su-ba
3. nig2-dab5 e2 puzur4-isz-la-asz
4. ki a-gu-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. sza3 e2-te-na
blank space
seal impression
3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a-ab-ba-ni
4. szabra
5. [{d}nin-ur4-ra?]

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:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UTI 4, 2540

[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 2540
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: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 16:15:55	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2013-07-08 at 12:57:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:19:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:04:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:34	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 (045278) (045278)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005227 (composite) (P457937)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140559.

UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry (No. P140559). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140559

UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140559 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140559
LB  - CDLI:P140559
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140559
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140559.

UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry (No. P140559). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140559

UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140559 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140559
LB  - CDLI:P140559
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - UTI 4, 2540 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140559
ER  -