USP 47 (P217404)

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 08589

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] tir#-ku3 ugula
2. [...] lugal#-nu-du11-ga
3. [...] x-e
4. [...] da#?-da
5. [dumu] nimgir-kisal-me
6. [...] lugal#-itix(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
7. [...] x-i-mi
8. [...] al-lu2
9. [...] lugal#-KA
10. [...] ur#-mes
11. [dumu] ur-ga2-me
12. [...] amar-su4#
13. [...] ur#?-tul2
14. [...]-dub!-la2
15. [...] gala#
16. [...] lugal-itix(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
17. [dumu] al-lu2
18. 1(asz@c) ur-ama-na
19. dumu da-da ti-BU-du3
20. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nagar#
21. dumu ur-e2
22. 1(asz@c) nig2-du7
23. dumu# gala
24. 1(asz@c) e2-gissu-bi
column 2
1. dumu ur-en3#
2. 1(asz@c) lum-ma#
3. dumu lu2-pa3-da
4. kaskal ur-dam
5. PAP sag-dingir
6. dumu ur-abzu#-me
7. 1(asz@c) lu5-gu-ak
8. dumu lugal-nig2-sa6-ga
9. 1(asz@c) lugal#-{gesz}gigir2-e
10. 1(asz@c) lugal#-nesag-e
11. dumu ur-lu2-me
12. 1(asz@c) gesz-sza3
13. 1(disz@t) ur-{d}dumu
14. dumu da-da-me
15. 1(asz@c) lugal-uszur3
16. dumu da-da
17. 1(asz@c) ur-lu2
18. dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
19. 1(asz@c) ur-[x]
20. dumu me-[...]
21. kaskal ur#-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. pa4-ur#-[...]
2. dumu ur-[...]
3. 1(asz@c) ur-dam#
4. dumu lugal-an-sze3#
5. 1(asz@c) da#-da
6. 1(disz@t) ga-ti-le
7. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-me
8. 1(asz@c) ne2-ne2
9. dumu KA-ku3
10. 1(asz@c) KA-AN-sze3#?
11. dumu da-da
12. 1(asz@c) ad-da
13. dumu ur-nig2
14. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
15. dumu KA-ku3
16. 1(asz@c) zi-uru18
17. dumu KA-ku3
18. 1(asz@c) lugal-itix(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
19. dumu lugal-en8-tar-su3
20. 1(asz@c) ur-zu
21. dumu nam-zi
22. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
column 2
1. dumu lugal-sipa
2. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2
3. dumu ($ blank $)
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-e-a2-na
5. 1(asz@c) si-du3
6. dumu ur-abzu-me
7. 1(asz@c) du-du-tur sanga
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-he2 dumu du-du
9. 1(asz@c) da#-da
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10. [szunigin] 3(u@c)# 1(asz@c) gurusz 6(disz@t) szesz
11. 3(disz) gurusz kaskal 4(disz) szesz kaskal
12. ugula# tir-ku3
13. nu-banda3 lugal-{gesz}gigir2-e
14. im si-sa2-e
15. me-sag2 ensi2-ke4
16. e2-gidri umma{ki}-ka
17. gurumx(|IGI.GAR|)-bi i3-ak
18. _pa2-nu_ 3(disz@t)
19. 6(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

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
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  • primary: USP, 47

    [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.: YBC 08589
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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 08:08:25 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-31 at 08:16:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-05-29 at 14:10:08 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 47 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217404.
USP 47 artifact entry (No. P217404). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217404 (Original work published 1970)
USP 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217404 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217404},
}


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