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UTI 4, 2956 (P140975)

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 2956

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(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah-ka sze de2-a
3. ugula lu2-bala-saga
4. kiszib3 ur-dun
reverse
blank space
1. mu en ga-esz ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-dun
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-[da]

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:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UTI 4, 2956

[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 2956
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.09.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:20:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:06:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:46	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 (045694) (045694)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004406 (composite) (P457116)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2956 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140975.

UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry (No. P140975). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140975

UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140975 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140975},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P140975
M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2956 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P140975.

UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry (No. P140975). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140975

UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140975 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140975},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P140975
LB  - CDLI:P140975
M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - UTI 4, 2956 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P140975
ER  -