ViOr 8/1, 016 (P141958)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy

Museum Collection(s)

Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

UPS —

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

44.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-kam
2. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-kam
4. {u2}gug4 ga6-ga2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-kam
6. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-kam
reverse
1. {u2}har-an ga6-ga2
2. kun-zi-da e2-duru5 ku5-da-sze3
3. ugula ARAD2-mu
4. kiszib3 ur-mes
  1 line blank
5. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
6. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1

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 004566 (composite) (P457276) S004566 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P141958

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy
Museum Number UPS —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 032070

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-03 at 08:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-06 at 09:58:45 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-06 at 09:21:45 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2016-01-29 at 11:10:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:22:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ViOr 8/1, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141958.
ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry (No. P141958). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141958 (Original work published 2001)
ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141958 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024ViOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P141958
LB  - CDLI:P141958
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141958
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ViOr 8/1, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141958.
ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry (No. P141958). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141958 (Original work published 2001)
ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141958 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024ViOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P141958
LB  - CDLI:P141958
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - ViOr 8/1, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141958
ER  -
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