OIM A02588 (P209989)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A02588

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

33.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 mm

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 34.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, p. 366

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

  • history: CM 26, p. 292

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

    (catalogue entry)

  • history: AOS 68, p.73-115, p. 107 no. 36

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A02588
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-18 at 00:55:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-06-10 at 08:05:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:36:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:45:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003397.1 (composite) (P533665) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“OIM A02588 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209989.
OIM A02588 artifact entry (No. P209989). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209989
OIM A02588 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209989 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	title = {OIM {A02588} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209989},
}


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