USP 71 (P217427)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A03384

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Inspección de trabajadores?)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-pa-e3
2. [1(asz@c)] ur-{d}bil3
3. [1(asz@c) x]-{d}en-nun#
4. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2 dumu ka5-a
5. 1(asz@c) za3-mu dumu lugal-itix(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-an-ne2
7. dumu lugal-iti(|UD@sxBAD|)-da
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-tu dumu ama-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. gurumx(|IGI.GAR|)-bi3 [i3-ak ...]
  blank space
2. 6(disz@t) [mu ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Inspección de trabajadores?)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217427

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A03384
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) b7111ee6-1b7e-4a48-a878-60fcecf7fada

References

  • primary: USP, 71

    [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
2015-05-31 at 09:41:13 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“USP 71 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217427.
USP 71 artifact entry (No. P217427). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217427
USP 71 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217427 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217427},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217427
LB  - CDLI:P217427
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - USP 71 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217427
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USP 71 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217427.
USP 71 artifact entry (No. P217427). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217427
USP 71 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217427 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217427},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217427
LB  - CDLI:P217427
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - USP 71 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217427
ER  -
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