OIM A02582 (P209983)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A02582

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

41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s) Non-public ATF

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 002560.6 (composite) (P533446) S002560.6 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 38.0 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) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A02582
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052040
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) a30d420c-1709-47dd-8a13-834e6558da17

References

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, p. 261

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

  • history: AOS 68, p.73-115, p. 113

    [Steinkeller1987foresters] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1987. “The Foresters of Umma: Toward a Definition of Ur III Labor.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 73–115. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-29 at 02:51:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:36:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:45:50 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

“OIM A02582 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209983.
OIM A02582 artifact entry (No. P209983). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209983
OIM A02582 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209983 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“OIM A02582 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209983.
OIM A02582 artifact entry (No. P209983). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209983
OIM A02582 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209983 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209983},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2002
ID  - P209983
LB  - CDLI:P209983
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - OIM A02582 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209983
ER  -
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