Hermitage 3, 527 (P212285)

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 15277

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. [...]
2. [...] du
3. [...] dida du
4. 4(disz) dug dida saga 2(ban2)
5. 7(disz) dug dida du x
6. 4(ban2) n 2/3(disz) sila3 x-ta
7. [...]
surface b
1. 1(disz)? [...]
2. 1(ban2) x 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. 2(ban2) szum2 x
4. 8(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 x
5. 3(disz) udu
6. 2(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)
7. 6(asz) gu2 pa-ku5-gesz
8. x x x
surface c
1. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3 i7-gir2-su{ki}-ka?
2. giri3 igi-gun3 (?)
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
4. iti {d}[...]
5. mu x [...]
surface d
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
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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  • Artifact comments:

    three-faced bulla

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 15277
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-17 at 13:28:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-05-23 at 16:00:21 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: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“Hermitage 3, 527 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212285.
Hermitage 3, 527 artifact entry (No. P212285). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212285 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 527 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212285 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 527 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212285},
}


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ID  - P212285
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M1  - 2025/5/12/
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