Hermitage 3, 509 (P212255)

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

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15009

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)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu niga
2. 1(u) 6(disz) udu u2 3(disz) masz2
3. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
4. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
5. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
6. 3(disz) udu niga siskur2
7. giri3 du-u2-du11
8. 3(disz) udu niga 3(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 niga
9. {d}szul-gi
surface b
1. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 2(disz) masz2 niga
2. {d}amar-{d}suen
3. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
4. 1(disz) udu balag-u4-nu2-a
5. 1(disz) udu {d}gu-la umma{ki}
6. 3(disz) udu bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
7. 2(disz) udu {d}li9-si4
8. 1(disz) udu {d}dumu-zi-urua-a
surface c
1. 1(disz) udu ki-a-nag ensi2-ke4-ne
2. zi-ga am3 ki-a-lu5-lu5-ta ba-zi
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. iti {d}li9-si4
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
surface d
  blank space
  seal impression
1. lu2-{d}si4-an-ka mu-gi-in
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212255

Physical information

three-faced bulla

Artifact type Bulla
three-faced bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 15009
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59867

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-17 at 13:28:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-03-20 at 05:47:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2020-03-01 at 12:08:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 13:37:06 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 Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 509 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212255.
Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry (No. P212255). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212255 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212255 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212255
LB  - CDLI:P212255
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212255
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 509 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212255.
Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry (No. P212255). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212255 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212255 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212255
LB  - CDLI:P212255
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 509 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212255
ER  -
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