USP 31 (P217388)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 11447Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c) bu-zu-zu
2. dilmun min-bi
3. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) i-szar-be-li2
4. {d}na#-ra-am-{d}suen-i3-li2
5. 1(asz@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) sa2-x-li
6. ad#-da-tur
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
8. i3-li2-dan
9. 3(u@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) al-mu
10. {d}szesz-hi-li
11. [1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c)] kasz 5(ban2@c)
reverse
1. [...] an-dul3
2. [...]-x-nir-su
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) maszkim
blank space
4. szunigin 4(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 5(u) du8
5. 3(asz@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
6. 1(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
7. 3(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
8. 2(disz@t) mu 5(disz@t) iti 5(disz@t) u4
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c) bu-zu-zu
2. dilmun min-bi
3. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) i-szar-be-li2
4. {d}na#-ra-am-{d}suen-i3-li2
5. 1(asz@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) sa2-x-li
6. ad#-da-tur
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
8. i3-li2-dan
9. 3(u@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) al-mu
10. {d}szesz-hi-li
11. [1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c)] kasz 5(ban2@c)
reverse
1. [...] an-dul3
2. [...]-x-nir-su
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) maszkim
blank space
4. szunigin 4(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 5(u) du8
5. 3(asz@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
6. 1(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
7. 3(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
8. 2(disz@t) mu 5(disz@t) iti 5(disz@t) u4
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: USP, 31
[Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.
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- Museum No.: NBC 11447
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-03-31 at 07:17:07 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:22:23 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-08 at 01:39:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-04 at 18:04:33 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“USP 31 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217388.
USP 31 artifact entry (No. P217388). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217388
USP 31 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217388 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
@misc{1970USP,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
year = {1970},
month = {jan 1},
title = {USP 31 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P217388},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217388},
}
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