UTI 5, 3491 (P141508)

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 3491

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(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz {gesz}nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
2. 6(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
3. 4(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz al 4(disz) sar-ta
4. 3(gesz2) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6. 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 al 4(disz) sar
7. 3(u) gurusz sza3-gu4 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar
8. a-sza3 i7 lugal
9. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
10. 8(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz al 4(disz) sar-ta
11. 6(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
12. 2(gesz2) [...] 5(u) gurusz {u2}x bu3-ra 1(u) sar-ta
13. [x] gurusz# {gesz}nig2-gul ak 1(u) sar-ta
14. [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] sar#-[ta]
2'. gurusz# bu3-ra 8(disz) sar-ta
3'. [gurusz sza3]-gu4 gi ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
4'. x
5'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
6'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
7'. 2(u) gurusz sza3-gu4 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
8'. a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17
9'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sze 6(disz) sila3-ta
10'. a-sza3-ge kin ak
11'. nu-banda3-gu4 ur-e2-nun-na
12'. kiszib3 a-kal-la
13'. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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 001771 (composite) (P454481) S001771 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P141508

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 3491
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050895

References

  • primary: UTI 5, 3491

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:21:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:49 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 5, 3491 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141508.
UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry (No. P141508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141508
UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141508 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P141508
LB  - CDLI:P141508
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141508
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 5, 3491 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141508.
UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry (No. P141508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141508
UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141508 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P141508
LB  - CDLI:P141508
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UTI 5, 3491 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141508
ER  -
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