UTI 5, 3490 (P141507)

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 3490

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. 1(bur'u) 2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
3. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
5. GAN2-gu4
6. 6(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-<ta>
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 7(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
8. szuku engar
9. a-sza3 usz-gid2-da
10. 5(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a ur3-ra gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz)
13. a-sza3 a-dalla GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
14. 3(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta a ur3-ra
reverse
1. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
3. a-sza3 GAN2-ansze
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
5. [a] ur3-ra <gesz ur3-ra> a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2
7. 5(bur3) GAN2 kin ak a ur3-ra gesz#-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
8. [a2] erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2
9. GAN2#-gu4
10. [...] 1(bur3)# GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
11. [a2 erin2]-na-bi u4 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-kam
12. [szuku] engar
13. [a-sza3 ...] du6-{d}szara2
  1 line blank
14. [ugula lu2]-dingir-ra
15. [kiszib3] nam-sza3-tam i7-pa-e3
16. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P141507

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 3490
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050894

References

  • primary: UTI 5, 3490

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-12-13 at 08:07:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-09-05 at 11:48:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:21:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 5, 3490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141507.
UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry (No. P141507). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141507
UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141507 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141507},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P141507
LB  - CDLI:P141507
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141507
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 5, 3490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141507.
UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry (No. P141507). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141507
UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141507 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141507},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P141507
LB  - CDLI:P141507
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UTI 5, 3490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141507
ER  -
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