USP 55 (P222926)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07236

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz#
2. ne2-ne2
3. dumu ur-abzu
4. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
5. szesz#-kal-la
6. [n] gu4-gesz
7. lu2#-{d}utu kaskal
8. ri#?-ge
9. mu#?-du11
10. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
11. lugal#-kisal
12. [n] |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
13. lugal#-gu2
14. [n] gu4-gesz
15. [...] kuruszda
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ur-x-x [(x)]
2'. ur-zu
3'. dumu lu5-gu-ak-ke4
4'. ib2-[su]-su
5'. 1(asz@c) gu4#-gesz#
6'. ur-x
7'. dumu ur-[x]
8'. 3(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR|# [gesz]
9'. nam-[...]
10'. 2(asz@c) gu4#-[gesz]
11'. lu2-tukul-[la2?]
12'. 2(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-[...]
2. ugula al-[x]
3. ur-ba dumu# [...]
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz
2. szunigin 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) |ANSZE.NITA2.LIBIR| gesz
3. la2#-ia3 sag-apin-na
4. ensi2-ka-ke4-ne
5. e3-e3-dam
6. sza3 im si-sa2-a-ka
7. i3-gal2
8. tar?-na maszkim
9. 6(disz@t) mu 5(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: USP, 55

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 07236
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-04-26 at 10:12:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-30 at 13:02:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“USP 55 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P222926.
USP 55 artifact entry (No. P222926). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222926 (Original work published 2003)
USP 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222926 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023USP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {USP 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222926},
}

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