Hermitage 3, 514 (P212308)

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 15302

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) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)
4. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
surface b
1. 3(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda gur
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
3. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
surface c
1. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 igi-sag szum2 gaz
2. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 naga gaz
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
4. giri3 gur4-sa3-an
5. kiszib3 ensi2 ka
6. u4 3(u)-kam
surface d
1. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
3. ur-ge6-par4-ke4 i3-gi-in
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 005907 (composite) (P458617) S005907 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212308

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 15302
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59872

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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 14:16:16 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, 514 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212308.
Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry (No. P212308). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212308 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212308 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212308},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212308
LB  - CDLI:P212308
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212308
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 514 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212308.
Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry (No. P212308). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212308 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212308 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212308},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212308
LB  - CDLI:P212308
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 514 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212308
ER  -
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