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USP 57 (P217413)

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 08577

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x
2. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
3. [n] dusu2 gesz
4. gu2#-tar-la2
5. 2(asz@c) gu4-gesz
6. 2(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
7. 4(asz@c) dusu2 gesz
8. ama-bara2 sa12-du5
9. [n] gu4-gesz
10. [n] dusu2# gesz
11. [n ansze] |BAR.AN| gesz
12. [n] 2(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
13. [dub]-sar#-mah
14. [n] gu4#-gesz
15. [n] dusu2# gesz
16. [n] ansze |BAR.AN| gesz
17. [n] 3(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
18. [me]-sag2
19. da#-da nin-dar-a
20. gu4-gesz e2-zi#
column 2
1. n 2(asz@c) [...]
2. n 1(asz@c) [...]
3. 5(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR|# [gesz]
4. si-du3
5. 7(asz@c) gu4-gesz
6. 4(asz@c) dusu2 gesz
7. 1(asz@c) ansze |BAR.AN| gesz
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
9. gesz-sza3
10. 4(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
11. ur-esz3
12. 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
13. 2(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
14. bu3-bu3
15. ki {d}utu
16. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
17. 2(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
18. 1(asz@c) dusu2 gesz
19. ad-da-tur
20. 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
21. 1(asz@c) dusu2 gesz
22. 6(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
23. KA-ku3
24. 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ab2 gesz
2. 7(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
3. 1(asz@c) |ANSZExMUNUS.LIBIR| gesz
4. 1(asz@c) |ANSZExMUNUS.LIBIR| 1(disz@t)
5. da-da gala
  blank space
6. [n] x ansze gesz lugal
7. n 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
8. [n] dusu2 gesz
9. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
10. 1(asz@c) dusu2 1(disz@t)
11. 1(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| 1(disz@t)
12. {d}en-ki-kar ARAD2#? [...]
13. ur-du UD e#? [...]
14. 2(asz@c) |ANSZExMUNUS.LIBIR|# [x]
15. 2(asz@c) ANSZE [...]
column 4
1. x-e2
2. gesz#?-sza3
3. [n] gu4-gesz
4. 7(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
5. [x x?] {d}szara2
6. [x {d}]szara2
  blank space
7. gu4-gesz ansze [gesz lugal?]
8. szid-da lugal#? [...]
9. u3 dingir-re-[ne?-kam?]
10. e2-gidri umma#[{ki}-(ka)]
  blank space
11. [...] gi#-na
12. [n mu n] iti#

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, 57

    [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 08577
  • Accession No.:

  • 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 08:17:42 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-31 at 09:40:00 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 57 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217413.
USP 57 artifact entry (No. P217413). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217413 (Original work published 1970)
USP 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217413 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217413},
}

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