Hermitage 3, 508 (P212286)

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 15279

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) 5(disz) udu niga 4(u) 1(disz) udu u2
2. 4(disz) masz2 niga 1(u) masz2 u2
3. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
4. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
5. 2(disz) udu u2 5(disz) masz2 niga 3(disz) masz2-u2
6. {d}szul-gi
7. 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 niga {d}amar-{d}suen
8. 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11
9. 2(disz) udu du6-ku3 {d}en-lil2
10. 1(disz) udu balag u4-nu2-a
surface b
1. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 x x umma{ki}
2. 9(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 nig2-gesz-tag-ga lugal
3. x x x
4. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-ib-gal
5. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-e11-e
6. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
7. 3(disz) udu {d}en-|KI.AN|{ki}
8. 1(disz) udu {d}kar-ra-du
9. 1(disz) udu siskur2 e2-masz
10. 2(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 x x x
surface c
1. 1(disz) udu ki-a-nag-ensi2-ke4-ne
2. 1(disz) u8? siskur2 giri3 du-u2-du11 igi-du
3. x x x |KI.AN|{ki}
4. 1(disz) masz2 a-szed12 de2-a {d}dumu-zi
5. 1(u) 7(disz) udu 4(disz) masz2 esz3-esz3 sza3 nig2-gesz-tag-ga dingir-re-ne
6. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
7. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
8. kiszib3 ensi2 ka
surface d
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna
3. lu2-{d}su4-an-ka mu-gi-in
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 002932.1 (composite) (P533565) S002932.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212286

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 15279
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59866

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
2020-03-01 at 12:08:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Tang, Sergio CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 12:36:18 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 Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 508 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212286.
Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry (No. P212286). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212286 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212286 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212286
LB  - CDLI:P212286
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212286
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 508 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212286.
Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry (No. P212286). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212286 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212286 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212286
LB  - CDLI:P212286
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 508 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212286
ER  -
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