USP 46 (P217403)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 08586

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kaskal ur-gu2 ugula
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-nesag-[e?]
3. dumu ur-AB-DI#
4. kaskal ur-{d}nin-tu
5. [...]-kal-lum
6. [...] kuruszda-e2#?
7. [x] lugal#-ki-gal-la
8. [...] gala#
9. [x x]-{d}nin-ma-da#!
10. [x x]-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. [x x] ur#-{d}inanna
12. [x x]-mes#-e2
13. [x x]-giri3-ni
14. [x x] ur-nigar
15. dumu lugal-itix(UD@s)-da
16. 1(asz@c) lugal-asila3
17. dumu si-du3
18. 1(asz@c) ur-sag
19. dumu a-ka-du3
20. 1(asz@c) ur-ama-na
21. dumu ur-nig2
22. 1(asz@c) lugal-u2
23. dumu lugal-hi-li
24. 1(asz@c) {d}nanna-mu
25. dumu KA-ku3
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. dumu [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) ad-kup4
3'. dumu e2-x
4'. 1(asz@c) sipa-an-ne2
5'. dumu lu2-kal?-[x]
6'. 1(asz@c) lugal#-KA
7'. dumu u2-[x x (x)]-u2#?
8'. 1(asz@c) za3-[...]
9'. dumu e2-edin-[ne2 (...)]
10'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}[...]
11'. dumu x-[...]
12'. 1(asz@c) [...]
  n lines broken
13'. [szunigin n] 2(u@c)# 4(asz@c) gurusz 4(u)#? gurusz [kaskal]
14'. lugal-nig2-ga2-ni-sze3 engar#
15'. 2(disz) ur-dub-la2
16'. ugula ur-gu2
17'. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nagar
18'. me-sag2 ensi2 umma#{[ki]}
19'. [e2-gidri] umma{ki}-ka
20'. gurumx(|IGI.GAR|)-bi i3-ak _qab2#-la#_ [(n)]
left
1. 6(disz)# mu 5(disz) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217403

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 08586
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: USP, 46

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-04-26 at 08:06:18 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-29 at 14:09:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-29 at 14:07:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 46 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217403.
USP 46 artifact entry (No. P217403). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217403 (Original work published 1970)
USP 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217403 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217403
LB  - CDLI:P217403
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217403
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 46 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217403.
USP 46 artifact entry (No. P217403). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217403 (Original work published 1970)
USP 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217403 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217403
LB  - CDLI:P217403
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217403
ER  - 
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