USP 54 (P217411)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00167

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) ab2-mah2
2. amar-gir unu3-da
3. i3-da-lul
4. 1(asz@c) dur3 libir gesz
5. szesz-szesz
6. dub-sar-da
7. i3-da-lul
8. ka-ki-kam
9. tar?-na gu-za-la2-da
reverse
1. mu-lah5-he#
  blank space
2. [n] mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217411

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) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 00167
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000173

References

  • primary: USP, 54

    [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
2015-05-05 at 10:22:33 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 Artifacts

“USP 54 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217411.
USP 54 artifact entry (No. P217411). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217411
USP 54 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217411 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217411},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217411
LB  - CDLI:P217411
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - USP 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217411
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 54 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217411.
USP 54 artifact entry (No. P217411). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217411
USP 54 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217411 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217411},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217411
LB  - CDLI:P217411
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - USP 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217411
ER  -
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