USP 73 (P217429)

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 A03399

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Balance contable de atrasos de cabras y sus productos.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 3(u) ud5
2. 3(asz@c) {munus}as2-gar3 sza3-du10
3. 3(u) la2 3(asz@c) masz2
4. 1(asz@c) i3 dug 2(disz) sila3
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3-ra
6. 1(asz@c) siki gu2 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ma-na
7. la2-ia3
8. ur-sa6 sipa ud5
9. lugal-{gesz}gigir2-e
10. umma{ki}
11. nig2-ka9-bi i3-ak
12. zi-zi-ga-bi
13. ib2-ta-zi
reverse
  blank space
1. 2(disz@t) mu 2(disz@t) iti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Balance contable de atrasos de cabras y sus productos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217429

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 A03399
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) b31e3d9e-5b19-43a4-89b8-31fe87938de6

References

  • primary: USP, 73

    [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
2021-04-26 at 08:47:22 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:41 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 12:34:20 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 73 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217429.
USP 73 artifact entry (No. P217429). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217429
USP 73 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217429 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 73 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217429},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217429
LB  - CDLI:P217429
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 73 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217429
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USP 73 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217429.
USP 73 artifact entry (No. P217429). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217429
USP 73 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217429 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{1970USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USP 73 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217429},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217429
LB  - CDLI:P217429
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USP 73 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217429
ER  -
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