UTI 5, 3159 (P141178)

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 3159

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [1(barig)?] zi3 sig15
2. [...] zi3-[gu saga]
3. [5(disz)? sila3] esza
4. 5(disz) [sila3] zu2-lum
5. 1(ban2) kasz ge6 saga
6. 1(ban2) kasz saga
7. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
8. 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
9. 3(u) ku6 kun-zi!(GI)
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) ku6 {gi}hal
2. 1(u) nigin2 szum2 gaz
3. nidba {d}en-ki e2-mah-abzu-sze3 de6-a
4. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  seal impression
6. mu en {d}nanna {d}amar-{d}suen-<ra>-ki-ag2-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-kal-la [szabra]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 5, 3159

    [Ozaki2000UTI5] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Ozaki. 2000. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band V (Nr. 3001-3500). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Um 3159
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:20:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:08:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:37:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:55:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000254 (composite) (P430352) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“UTI 5, 3159 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141178.
UTI 5, 3159 artifact entry (No. P141178). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141178
UTI 5, 3159 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141178 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141178},
}


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