USP 34 (P217391)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKMuseum Number
NMS A.1927.459Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Distribución de panes, cerveza y harina.)Language(s)
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35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz# [3(ban2@c)]
2. ma-ma-hur-sag
3. 2/3(asz@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
4. 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) i3-li2-a-hi
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
6. [1/3(asz@c)] kasz 3(ban2@c) kir-ba-num2
reverse
blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) ninda 5(u) du8
2. 2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
4. 1(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
5. 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
6. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
left
1. 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti 2(u) 2(disz@t) u4
obverse
1. 2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz# [3(ban2@c)]
2. ma-ma-hur-sag
3. 2/3(asz@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
4. 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) i3-li2-a-hi
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
6. [1/3(asz@c)] kasz 3(ban2@c) kir-ba-num2
reverse
blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) ninda 5(u) du8
2. 2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
4. 1(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
5. 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
6. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
left
1. 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti 2(u) 2(disz@t) u4
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 29.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation: complete
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Distribución de panes, cerveza y harina.)
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primary: USP, 34
[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.: NMS A.1927.459
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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 07:17:28 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:22:26 | 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 18:04:44 | 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 34 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217391.
USP 34 artifact entry (No. P217391). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217391
USP 34 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217391 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
year = {1970},
month = {jan 1},
title = {USP 34 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P217391},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217391},
}
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