USP 58 (P217414)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 00157

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. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) masz2# niga#? [(x)]
2. ur-{d}isztaran#
3. 1(asz@c) udu kur niga#
4. 2(asz@c) udu niga#
5. e2-zi#
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) udu niga
7. 1(asz@c) gukkal#? [niga]
8. 5(asz@c) masz# niga
9. 1(asz@c) udu niga
10. ur-nigar#
  blank line
11. szunigin# 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) udu [x (x)]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. bar#-ra gal2#-la
2'. lu2 udu niga-ke4-ne
3'. zi-zi-ga-bi
4'. [ib2]-ta-zi
5'. szu-du-ni-i3-li
6'. ensi2-ke4
7'. e2-gidri umma{ki}-ka
8'. nig2-ka9-bi i3-ak
9'. udu a-ga-de3#{[ki]}-sze3#
10'. ba-lah5#-[he]
11'. ib2-ta#?-[zi? (x)]
12'. 1(u) mu# [n iti]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217414

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000162

References

  • primary: USP, 58

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-31 at 09:40:13 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 58 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217414.
USP 58 artifact entry (No. P217414). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217414
USP 58 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217414 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217414},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217414
LB  - CDLI:P217414
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - USP 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217414
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 58 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217414.
USP 58 artifact entry (No. P217414). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217414
USP 58 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217414 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217414},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217414
LB  - CDLI:P217414
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - USP 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217414
ER  - 
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