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Minuscule Monuments of Art (P200785)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Bailey, USA

Museum Number

Bailey 1

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
2. umma{ki}-ta me-en-karx(GAN2)?-sze3 ma2 kusz gid2-da
3. u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a
4. [u4] 2(disz)-sze3 me-en-karx(GAN2)?-ta
5. gu2-e3-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
6. u4 5(disz)-sze3 iri gid2-da-ta
7. nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da-ta
8. u4 4(disz)-sze3 ba-al-la
9. sze bala-a {u2}ninni5 SIG7-a
10. u3 guru7-a im-ur3
11. u4 2(disz)-sze3 [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. ugula# a-kal-la
3'. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
4'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-nun-na#
(according to Mayr)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Bailey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Minuscule Monuments of Art, no. 1

[Glock1988Minuscule] Glock, Alice. 1988. Minuscule Monuments of Ancient Art. Catalogue of Near Eastern Stamp and Cylinder Seals Collected by Virginia E. Bailey.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Bailey 1
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-05-10 at 18:35:18	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:32:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:25	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060056) (060056)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003675.2 (composite) (P533767)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Minuscule Monuments of Art Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200785.

Minuscule Monuments of Art artifact entry (No. P200785). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200785

Minuscule Monuments of Art artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200785 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Minuscule {Monuments} of {Art} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200785},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Minuscule Monuments of Art Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200785.

Minuscule Monuments of Art artifact entry (No. P200785). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200785

Minuscule Monuments of Art artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200785 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2002Minuscule,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Minuscule {Monuments} of {Art} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200785},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P200785
LB  - CDLI:P200785
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Minuscule Monuments of Art artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200785
ER  -