USP 51 (P217408)

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 12306

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
column 1
1. [n] 5(asz@c)#? ARAD 3(ban2@c) [a]-ga-de3{ki}
2. [n] 1(asz@c)# geme2 2(ban2@c)
3. [szunigin] 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur a-ga-de3{ki}
4. ugula me-an-ne2
5. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) ARAD 4(ban2@c)#
6. 3(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
7. szunigin 3(asz@c) sze gur
8. ugula mu-ni
9. 2(u@c) ARAD 4(ban2@c)
10. 3(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
11. szunigin 2(asz@c) 4(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur
12. ugula e2-sahar!
13. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ARAD 4(ban2@c)
14. 2(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
15. szunigin# 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur
16. [ugula ur]-{d}er9#-ra
column 2
1. x [...]
2. 1(u@c) [...]
3. szunigin 2(asz@c) [... sze gur]
4. ugula ildu3#?
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ARAD 4(ban2@c)
6. szunigin 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur
7. ugula ur-{gesz}[gigir2]
8. 3(asz@c) gurusz! 1(barig)
9. 2(asz@c) ARAD 4(bar2@c)#
10. 2(asz@c) geme2 [2(ban2@c)]
11. szunigin 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur
12. ugula ur-{d}NE.GI#
13. 1(asz@c) gurusz 1(barig@c)
14. 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
15. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 2(ban2@c)
16. 1(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
17. szunigin 4(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze [gur]
18. ugula nagar
19. 5(asz@c) gurusz 1(barig@c)
20. 1(u@c) ARAD [n sze gur]
21. szunigin 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [sze gur]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] nig2 [...]
  n lines broken
2'. 2(ban2@c) [...]
3'. 1(u@c) [...]
4'. 4(asz@c) [...]
5'. szunigin 1(asz@c) [...]
6'. ugula lu2-[...]
7'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) [...]
8'. 3(asz@c) [...]
9'. szunigin# [...]
10'. gur? [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu
2'. n 4(asz@c)# gurusz 1(barig@c)
3'. 1(u@c) [n?] ARAD 4(ban2@c)#
4'. 3(asz@c) [...]
5'. 5(disz) [...]
6'. szunigin 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) [... sze gur]
7'. ugula x-[...]
8'. 7(asz@c) [ARAD n]
9'. 3(asz@c) geme2 [n]
10'. szunigin 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur
11'. ugula ur#-{d}ab-u2 sig15@v?
12'. [...] 1(barig@c)# sze gur
13'. [...] pirig#? bara2? GIR3#?
14'. [...] 1(barig) sze [(gur) a]-ga-de3{ki}
15'. [...] 1(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)
16'. [n] mu# 8(disz@t) 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/P217408

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 12306
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-026101
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.12306

References

  • primary: USP, 51

    [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 08:13:16 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-30 at 13:01:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-30 at 12:58:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-30 at 12:58:18 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 51 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217408.
USP 51 artifact entry (No. P217408). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217408 (Original work published 1970)
USP 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217408 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217408
LB  - CDLI:P217408
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217408
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 51 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217408.
USP 51 artifact entry (No. P217408). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217408 (Original work published 1970)
USP 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217408 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217408
LB  - CDLI:P217408
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217408
ER  -
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