UTI 4, 2740 (P140759)

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 2740

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) 6(disz) udu bar-gal2
2. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
3. kiszib3 usz-mu#
4. ki ur-e11#-[e]-ta
5. ur-{d}nun#-[gal]
6. ba-an-dab5?
reverse
  blank space
1. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P140759

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 2740
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 045478

References

  • primary: UTI 4, 2740

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:20:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:06:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:38 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, 2740 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140759.
UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry (No. P140759). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140759
UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140759 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140759},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140759
LB  - CDLI:P140759
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140759
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2740 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140759.
UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry (No. P140759). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140759
UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140759 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140759},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140759
LB  - CDLI:P140759
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UTI 4, 2740 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140759
ER  - 
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