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StLouis 077 (P217988)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Museum Number

SLAM 069:1927

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. gi SIG7-a ensi2
3. en-gaba-re6-ta gu2 kun-nagar-sze3 ga6-ga2
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. gi SIG7-a erin2-na en-gaba-re6-ta gu2 kun-nagar-sze3 ga6-ga2
6. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
reverse
1. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. gi ga-ga6
3. e-sa-dur2-ra en-gaba-re6 u3 a-e gu7-a e2-lugal si-ga
blank space
seal impression
4. ugula lu2-{d}szara2 x
5. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
blank space
seal impression
6. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
left
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u)
figure erased after numerals
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: StLouis, 077

[Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SLAM 069:1927
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-06-09 at 03:45:11	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2020-06-09 at 03:44:44	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2002-10-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (158188) (158188)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002372.2 (composite) (P533411)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 077 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217988.

StLouis 077 artifact entry (No. P217988). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217988 (Original work published 2002)

StLouis 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217988 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217988},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 077 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217988.

StLouis 077 artifact entry (No. P217988). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217988 (Original work published 2002)

StLouis 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217988 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

@misc{2024StLouis,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217988},
}

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TI  - StLouis 077 artifact entry
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