Hermitage 3, 487 (P211493)

Administrative tag excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07597

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. {gesz}kiri6 gid2-da
 en: long orchards,
3. sze x gid2-da
 en: barley ... long,
4. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
5. giri3 lu2-du10-ga
 en: via Luduga,
6. lu2-{d}nanna
 en: Lu2-Nanna,
reverse
1. da-da
 en: Dada
2. u3 lu2-sa6-ga
 en: and Lu-saga;
  blank space
3. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: month “Dumuzi,”
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e sza-asz-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Šašrum destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P211493

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 07597
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059845

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-11 at 12:34:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-08 at 10:59:47 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 487 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211493.
Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry (No. P211493). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211493
Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211493 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211493},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211493
LB  - CDLI:P211493
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211493
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 487 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211493.
Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry (No. P211493). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211493
Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211493 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211493},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211493
LB  - CDLI:P211493
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 487 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211493
ER  -
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