USP 45 (P217402)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 08580

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] ur#-gu2 ugula
2. dumu# da-da
3. 1(asz@c) mes-e2
4. dumu lu5-gu-ak
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-zimbir{ki}-e
6. 1(disz) lu2-nig2-zu
7. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir2-me
8. 1(asz@c) lu5#-gu-ak
9. dumu tir-ku3
10. 1(asz@c) bara2#-ga-ni
11. 1(disz) me-zu
12. dumu ur-masz-e2?-me
13. 1(asz@c) lu2-iti(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
14. dumu# da#-da
15. 1(asz@c) du-du
16. dumu ur-dub
17. 1(asz@c) erin-da#-ni
18. dumu ur-dub
19. 1(asz@c) szesz-szesz
20. ur#-esz3
21. dumu# ur#-ba-me
22. 1(asz@c)# ur#-e3-e
23. [x] lugal#-bara2
24. [1(asz@c)] x [x] x u
column 2
1. dumu [...]
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-lil2#
3. ARAD2 igi-zi x x [(x)]
4. 1(asz@c) bi-bi
5. 1(disz@t) sza3-da#
6. dumu ku-li-me
7. kaskal sag-lu2
8. dumu lugal-KA
9. 1(asz@c) lugal-dalla
10. dumu ur-a-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)#
11. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-nu2#
12. dumu ur-sag
13. 1(asz@c) ur-nigar
14. dumu tir-ku3#
15. 1(asz@c) lu2-an-sze3#?
16. dumu gala#
17. 1(asz@c) ur-ki#
18. 1(disz@t) lu2-{d}[x]
19. dumu ur-{d}nin-nagar
20. kaskal lugal-[x x]
21. pa4-amar-x
22. dumu e2-e
23. kaskal [(x)] kur-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) ur#-{[d]}tir#
3. 1(disz@t) ur-[x]
4. dumu lugal-x
5. 1(asz@c) ur-[(x)]
6. dumu la#?-[x]
7. 1(asz@c) lugal-iti(|UD@sxBAD|)-da#
8. dumu ur-lu2
9. 1(asz@c) si#-du3
10. dumu da#-da
11. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
12. dumu da-da
13. 1(asz@c) lu2-zi
14. dumu gala
15. 1(asz@c) amar-su4
16. dumu da-da
17. 1(asz@c) lugal-{gesz}gigir2-e
18. dumu iri-ki
19. 1(asz@c) lugal-{gesz}gigir2-e
20. dumu ur-{d}inanna
21. 1(asz@c) HI-ki-tusz-lu2
22. dumu pa4#?
23. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}dumu-[zi]
24. dumu lugal#-[...]
column 2
1. DI IGI x [...]
2. dumu [x]
3. 1(asz@c) i7-pa-e3
4. dumu lugal-musz!?
5. ad-da-tur dumu x
6. 1(asz@c) lu5-gu-ak x
  blank line
7. szunigin 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gurusz
8. szunigin 8(disz@t) szesz
9. szunigin 3(disz@c) gurusz kaskal 1(disz@t) szesz kaskal
10. ugula nu-banda3
11. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da
12. im si-sa2-a
13. me-sag2 ensi2-ke4
14. e2-gidri umma{ki}-ka
15. gurumx(|IGI.GAR|)-bi i3-ak
16. _qab2-la_ 2(disz@t)
  blank space
17. 6(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

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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
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  • primary: USP, 45

    [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.: YBC 08580
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-04-26 at 08:05:16 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-29 at 14:06:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 45 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217402.
USP 45 artifact entry (No. P217402). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217402 (Original work published 1970)
USP 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217402 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217402},
}


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