YOS 18, 059 (P142453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Náprstek Museum, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Collection(s)

Náprstek Museum, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

P.7405

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. 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. 4(ban2) kasz du
3. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. 1(ban2) kasz du
reverse
1. nu-ur2-a-a
2. ki a-al-li2#-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
4. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
5. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142453

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) Náprstek Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Museum Number P.7405
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034694

References

  • primary: YOS 18, 59

    [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.

    beer, kisib

  • history: Vacín, Fs Součková-Siegelová, p. 415 no. 08 

    [sec22261] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-02-01 at 11:56:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:23:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:12:40 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, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142453.
YOS 18, 059 artifact entry (No. P142453). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142453
YOS 18, 059 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142453 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142453
LB  - CDLI:P142453
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - YOS 18, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142453
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 18, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142453.
YOS 18, 059 artifact entry (No. P142453). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142453
YOS 18, 059 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142453 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {YOS 18, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142453
LB  - CDLI:P142453
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - YOS 18, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142453
ER  -
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