UTI 4, 2561 (P140580)

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 2561

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. 3(u) 2(disz) sar kin u2 sahar-ba
2. kab2-ku5 i7 {d}szara2-he2-gal2 u3 bar-la2-bi
3. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2 sahar-ba
4. kab2-ku5 i7 muru13
5. 1(u) sar kab2-ku5 i7 gibil
6. 1(u) 8(disz) sar kab2-ku5 i7 {d}nin-hur-sag u3 bar-la2-bi szu-luh ak
7. 1(u) 2(disz) sar kab2-ku5 i7 gibil dal-ba-na-anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
8. kab2-ku5-ra2 sahar si-ga
9. 2(u) 6(disz) sar pa4 a-da-ga a-sza3 usz-gid2-da ba-al-la
reverse
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. e sa-dur2-ra usz-gid2-da
3. u3 gaba-bi a szu-ta du11-ga
4. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz [u4 x]-sze3
5. e sa-dur2-ra [x] SIG7-[a ... gu]-nigin2-ba
6. a2 [erin2]-na#-bi u4 [x]-kam# a de2-a
7. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz# [u4 x]-sze3
8. u2 x-x-x-x 8(disz) sar-ta
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2/3(disz)-sze3
11. {u2}har-an na-ga-ab-tum ga6-ga2
12. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
13. ugula a-ab-ba
14. kiszib3# i7-pa-e3
15. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. i7-pa-e3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5#

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 002533.2 (composite) (P533434) S002533.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P140580

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 2561
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 045299

References

  • primary: UTI 4, 2561

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-09-05 at 11:47:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:19:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2561 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140580.
UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry (No. P140580). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140580
UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140580 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140580},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140580},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140580
LB  - CDLI:P140580
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140580
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2561 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140580.
UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry (No. P140580). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140580
UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140580 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140580},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140580},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140580
LB  - CDLI:P140580
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UTI 4, 2561 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140580
ER  -
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