USP 36 (P217393)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.06.067

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of bread to named persons)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

47.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz@c) ninda ba-ba zi3 na4?
2. 6(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a
3. 3(u@c) ninda gu GA2
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a sa2-du11
5. szagina
6. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 1(disz)?
7. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) ninda gu ugula-ugula
8. 5(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 5(asz@c) ninda gu
9. dur2-ku3-ge
10. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 4(asz@c) ninda gu
11. nu-banda3 zi-ga-tim
12. 3(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 3(asz@c) ninda gu#
13. dub-sar szu-te-[...]
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 2(asz@c) ninda gu
2. e2 2(disz@t)-[bi]
3. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a [2(asz@c) ninda gu]
4. lu2 eme
5. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 2(asz@c) ninda gu
6. a-zu masz2-szu-gid2-gid2
7. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 2(asz@c) ninda gu
8. dumu ensi2 ha-szu-a-num2
9. 2(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI| 2(asz@c) ninda gu dub-sar min-bi
10. 3(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a 5(asz@c) ninda gu du du8
11. 6(asz@c) ninda ba-ba 6(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a
12. lu2-unu{ki} min-bi
13. 4(disz@t) nig2-ar3-ra 4(disz@t) sila3 ar-za-na-kam
14. szunigin 6(asz@c) ninda ba-ba zi3 na4? 1(u) du8
15. 6(asz@c) ninda ba-ba 1(u) du8 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI|-a
16. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) ninda gu 3(u) du8
17. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(disz@t) zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
18. 6(disz@t) sila3 zi3 na4?
left
1. 6(disz@t) mu 5(disz@t) iti 1(u) 1(disz@t) u4

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 33.0 wide × 15.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- lower right corner chipped. rev.-- top right corner chipped. middle effaced.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of bread to named persons)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: USP, 36

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.06.067
  • Accession No.: 07263

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-01-09 at 21:32:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-11-08 at 01:39:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-04 at 18:04:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“USP 36 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217393.
USP 36 artifact entry (No. P217393). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217393
USP 36 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217393 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217393},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217393
LB  - CDLI:P217393
M1  - 2025/9/11/
TI  - USP 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217393
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USP 36 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217393.
USP 36 artifact entry (No. P217393). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217393
USP 36 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217393 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217393},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217393
LB  - CDLI:P217393
M1  - 2025/9/11/
TI  - USP 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217393
ER  -
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