USP 72 (P217428)

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 A03365

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Atrasos de ovejas y lana.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 2(u) 4(disz) udu
2. 5(asz@c) siki gu2 3(u) 2(asz@c) ma-na
3. lugal-[KA]
  blank space
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Atrasos de ovejas y lana.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217428

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) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A03365
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 8ead400a-efa0-42ea-ae12-05d18b1150f0

References

  • primary: USP, 72

    [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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:20 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 72 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217428.
USP 72 artifact entry (No. P217428). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217428
USP 72 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217428 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217428},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217428
LB  - CDLI:P217428
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - USP 72 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217428
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 72 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217428.
USP 72 artifact entry (No. P217428). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217428
USP 72 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217428 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217428},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217428
LB  - CDLI:P217428
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - USP 72 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217428
ER  -
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