Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 83 (P200756)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

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. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u)-kam
4. 1(ban2) kasz saga
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. 1(ban2) kasz saga
8. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du
9. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(ban2) kasz saga
11. 3(ban2) kasz du
  some text moved to next line
12. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. 1(ban2) kasz saga
14. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
15. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
16. n(ban2) n sila3# kasz# saga#
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz)#? sila3 kasz du
reverse
  (image not in sale catalogue)
  (date given as SS 6)
seal 1
column 1
  illegible
column 2
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.06.--.20 to Šū-Suen.06.--.24

Seals

seal dedicated to king

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/P200756

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) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)
Museum Number Erlenmeyer —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059324

References

  • primary: Christie's Erlenmeyer, no. 83

    [Erlenmeyer1988Christie's] Ancient Near Eastern Texts from the Erlenmeyer Collection, Which Will Be Sold at Christie’s Great Rooms on Tuesday 13 December 1988 ... (Lots 1-135). 1988. London: Christie, Manson & Woods.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-03-01 at 11:40:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2013-07-25 at 08:09:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:29:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 83 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200756.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (No. P200756). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200756
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200756 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Christie's {Erlenmeyer} no. 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200756},
}


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DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P200756
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 83 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200756.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (No. P200756). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200756
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200756 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Christie's {Erlenmeyer} no. 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P200756
LB  - CDLI:P200756
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200756
ER  -
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