Hermitage 3, 517 (P212253)

Administrative bulla 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

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15007

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

object bulla
surface a
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida-saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
5. 5(ban2) zi3-gu du
6. 4(ban2) dabin
7. 1(asz) sze gur
8. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz)# gin2 i3-gesz
surface b
1. 4(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [...] x
2. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga gaz
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. iti min-esz3 u4 3(u)-kam
surface c
1. mu ma2-dara4-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
  blank space
  seal impression
2. lu2-ur4-sza3-ga u3 ur-e2-mah-ke4
3. mu-gi-ne2-esz
surface d
  blank space
  seal impression
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu-ur-e11-e szusz3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla Artifact type comments:

    three-faced bulla

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    three-faced bulla

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 15007
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.07.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-17 at 13:28:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-11-03 at 09:43:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-05-23 at 15:10:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Hermitage 3, 517 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212253.
Hermitage 3, 517 artifact entry (No. P212253). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212253 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 517 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212253 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 517 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212253},
}


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