YOS 18, 054 (P142448)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA

Museum Number

ColgUL 21

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

25.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) usz2 udu kir11 ASZ-ur4
  kir11 written SILA4 MUNUS
2. 2(disz) usz2 udu-nita2 ASZ-ur4
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142448

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA
Museum Number ColgUL 21
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034689

References

  • primary: YOS 18, 54

    [Snell1991YOS18] Snell, Daniel C., and Carl H. Lager. 1991. Economic Texts from Sumer. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 18. New Haven: Yale University Press.

    dead sheep

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-20 at 07:14:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 054 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142448.
YOS 18, 054 artifact entry (No. P142448). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142448
YOS 18, 054 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142448 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142448
LB  - CDLI:P142448
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - YOS 18, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142448
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 054 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142448.
YOS 18, 054 artifact entry (No. P142448). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142448
YOS 18, 054 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142448 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142448
LB  - CDLI:P142448
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - YOS 18, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142448
ER  -
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