Hermitage 3, 512 (P212256)

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 15010

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. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
2. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
3. 6(disz) kasz dida saga 2(ban2)
4. 2(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
5. 2(u)? 4(disz)#? kasz dida du 2(ban2)
6. 3(ban2) [...] ninda du
7. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
8. 3(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu du
9. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) dabin gur
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze-iri
surface b
1. 3(disz) sila3 szim saga gaz
2. 3(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 gaz
4. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 naga gaz
5. 1(disz) udu niga
6. 8(disz) udu u2
7. 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gaz
8. 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gaz
9. 1(u) 1(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)
10. 4(u) sa gi
surface c
1. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3
2. giri3 igi-gun3
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. lu2-{d}su4-an-ka-ke4 mu-ni-gi-in
6. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu-ur-e11-e szusz3

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212256

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
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 15010
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59870

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
2017-07-22 at 08:39:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 14:08:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 512 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212256.
Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry (No. P212256). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212256 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212256 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212256},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212256
LB  - CDLI:P212256
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212256
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 512 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212256.
Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry (No. P212256). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212256 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212256 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212256},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212256
LB  - CDLI:P212256
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 512 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212256
ER  -
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