USP 52 (P217409)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 10299

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

38.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) ur-mes
2. 1(asz@c) ga-tusz-za
3. ARAD-me
4. 1(asz@c) an-na geme2
5. 1(asz@c) ha-na-an-tum geme2
6. 1(asz@c) dam-har-{d}utu geme2
7. [...] 3(disz)#?-me
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. 6(disz@t)# mu 1(u) 1(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/P217409

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 10299
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-013267
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.10299

References

  • primary: USP, 52

    [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
2015-05-30 at 13:02:17 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 52 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217409.
USP 52 artifact entry (No. P217409). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217409 (Original work published 1970)
USP 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217409 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217409},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P217409
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - USP 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217409
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 52 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217409.
USP 52 artifact entry (No. P217409). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217409 (Original work published 1970)
USP 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217409 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217409},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217409
LB  - CDLI:P217409
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - USP 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217409
ER  -
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