Hermitage 3, 493 (P212193)

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 14905

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. kiszib3 dab-ba
 en: sealed documents of conveyance
3. lu2-{d}szara2 maszkim
 en: under Lu-Šara, the sheriff,
4. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
5. mu 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 2 years,
reverse
1. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
 en: year following: “The Amorite wall was erected”
2. u3
 en: and
  some text moved to next line
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, the king, Great-stele erected.”

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.05.00.00 to Šū-Suen.06.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212193

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 14905
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059851

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-06-10 at 19:15:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-07-11 at 12:34:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 493 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212193.
Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry (No. P212193). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212193
Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212193 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212193
LB  - CDLI:P212193
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212193
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 493 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212193.
Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry (No. P212193). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212193
Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212193 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212193
LB  - CDLI:P212193
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 493 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212193
ER  -
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