Hermitage 3, 072 (P211988)

Administrative tablet 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 14642

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3 masz a-sza3-ga
2. 3(disz) gin2 ki-pa-hu
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3 masz a-sza3-ga
  blank space
  erasures
4. 4(disz) gin2 a2 lugal-u2-szim-e
  blank space
  erasures
5. 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze x-sag?-ku3
  blank space
6. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 n sze ku3
  blank space
7. sza3#-bi-<ta>
8. [n] ma-na 2(u) 3(disz) gin2 6(disz)? [...]
9. [n] 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3 x [...]
  blank space
10. [...] x x x
reverse
1. n ma-[na] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 [...]
2. nig2 sa10-ma
3. 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) x sze ku3 diri nig2-ka9 GIR2@g gazi x
4. x x szu-kal gu2-edin x
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(disz) 5/6(disz)# ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz)# gin2# n 1/2(disz) sze ku3
6. zi-ga-am3
7. la2-ia3 n igi-6(disz)-gal2 n sze ku3-babbar
  blank space
8. nig2-ka9-ak ku3-ga?
9. lu2-{d}ha-ia3
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah mu-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P211988

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 14642
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059430

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-21 at 18:17:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 08:39:05 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2017-05-25 at 08:49:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-05-20 at 15:49:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211988.
Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry (No. P211988). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211988
Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211988 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211988},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211988.
Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry (No. P211988). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211988
Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211988 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211988},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211988
LB  - CDLI:P211988
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211988
ER  - 
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