JCS 52, 016 85 (P145879)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Museum Number

ASM 12150

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
surface a
1. [...] 2(disz) x [...]
2. [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x [...]
3. 5(disz)# 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 se# [...]
4. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
5. giri3 {d}szara2-za-me#
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la#
surface b
1. u3 ur#-[{d}]nun#-[gal]
2. iti {d}li9-si4 u4 3(u)-kam
3. mu# us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen# lugal# uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar#-tu# mu#-[du3]
surface c
  blank space
  seal impressions
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-[ka]
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-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 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) S000493.2 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P145879

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Museum Number ASM 12150
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 047776

References

  • primary: JCS 52 (pp. 1-53), 016 85

    [Owen2000JCS52] Owen, David I., and Ewa Wasilewska. 2000. “Cuneiform Texts in the Arizona State Museum, Tucson.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 52 (1): 1–53. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359684.

    from photos (not collated), triangular bulla recording [grain] for regular offerings

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 19:00:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-12-14 at 14:48:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:21:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:39:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:23:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 52, 016 85 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145879.
JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry (No. P145879). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145879 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145879 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145879},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145879
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 52, 016 85 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145879.
JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry (No. P145879). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145879 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145879 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145879},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145879
LB  - CDLI:P145879
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - JCS 52, 016 85 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145879
ER  -
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