Hermitage 3, 521 (P212258)

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 15012

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. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 4(asz)? 2(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz.dida du
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ninda du gur
5. 1(disz) dug dida du [...]
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
7. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...]
surface b
1. x x x [...]
2. x x x [...]
3. 5(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 [...]
4. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
5. giri3 {d}szara2-za-me
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la u3 ur-{d}nun-gal
7. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
surface c
1. u4 3(u)-kam
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
3. ur-ge6-par4 u3 ur-lugal-ke4
4. mu-gi-in
surface d
  blank space
  seal impression
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212258

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 15012
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59879

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
2017-05-23 at 15:38:27 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, 521 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212258.
Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry (No. P212258). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212258 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212258 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212258
LB  - CDLI:P212258
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212258
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 521 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212258.
Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry (No. P212258). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212258 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212258 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212258
LB  - CDLI:P212258
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212258
ER  -
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