USP 49 (P217406)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16503

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. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}suen#
2. szesz al-mu
3. [...] lugal-en8-tar-su3
4. gurusz baharx
5. nu-banda3 gu2-edin-na
reverse
1. im si-sa2-a
2. ba-dah-e
  blank space
3. 6(disz@t) mu 1(disz@t) iti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217406

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 16503
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-029741
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.16503

References

  • primary: USP, 49

    [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 08:10:30 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 Artifact

“USP 49 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217406.
USP 49 artifact entry (No. P217406). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217406 (Original work published 1970)
USP 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217406 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217406},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217406
LB  - CDLI:P217406
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - USP 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217406
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USP 49 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217406.
USP 49 artifact entry (No. P217406). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217406 (Original work published 1970)
USP 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217406 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217406},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217406
LB  - CDLI:P217406
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - USP 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217406
ER  -
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