UTI 4, 2880 (P140899)

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 2880

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) sze gur su-ga a-gu-gu nu-banda3-gu4
2. 3(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur
3. su-ga hu-wa-wa
4. 2(asz) sze gur su-ga a-tu
5. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze su-ga inim-{d}szara2 gudu4
6. kiszib3 gu-du-du
  1 line blank
7. giri3 a-tu szusz3
8. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
9. su-ga lugal-bad3 SZIM
10. kiszib3 gu-du-du
11. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar su-ga da-a-ga szabra
12. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
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column 2
1. giri3 sza3-ku3-ge
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze su-ga lugal-ezem nu-banda3#-gu4
3. kiszib3 gu-du-du#
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4. giri3 da-a-[ga]
5. 3(asz) 1(barig) sze [gur]
6. su-ga ur-{d}[...]
7. kiszib3 gu-[du-du]
8. 1(asz) gu2 siki-[gi]
9. su-ga szesz#-[...]
10. kiszib3 lu2-[...]
11. 6(asz) sze gur# [...]-{d}ha#-[ia3]
12. 4(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar]
13. kiszib3 lu2#-[...]
14. su-ga ur#-[...]
  1 line blank
reverse
column 1
  1 line blank
1. giri3 [...]
  1 line blank
column 2
  1 line blank
1. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szunigin 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 siki-gi
4. gaba-ri kiszib3-ba
5. la2-ia3 mu-kux(DU) sila-ta e3-a lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
6. ki ur-ge6-par4-ta
7. ur-{d}nun-gal-ke4 ba-an-dab5?
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 4, 2880

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Um 2880
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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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-15 at 19:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-13 at 09:17:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:20:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2880 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140899.
UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry (No. P140899). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140899
UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140899 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140899},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2880 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140899.
UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry (No. P140899). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140899
UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140899 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140899},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140899
LB  - CDLI:P140899
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - UTI 4, 2880 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140899
ER  - 
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